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Leaving a Legacy: Peggy Killeen’s Story
Peggy Killeen was born and raised in South Africa. In 1985, when Peggy was 21, she…
Weathering the Storm of COVID-19
by | Replace this with image credit information Sometimes a week can feel like a very…
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Young and inspiring women’s rights activists in Mozambique: Taking action on sexual and reproductive health and rights
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How everyday items celebrate solidarity and our shared humanity
Just a few weeks ago, I travelled to five Canadian cities to help present Oxfam’s award-winning…
Climate change driving drought crisis in Horn of Africa
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More than honey
by | Replace this with image credit information Credit: Kieran Doherty / Oxfam 26-year old Addise…
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Decent work for women calls for sexual and reproductive rights
Reproductive health and decent work are inextricably linked for women. Across the globe, women are the…
5 things Canada’s next government should do to curb corporate abuses of human rights
Canada desperately needs to update its approach on corporate accountability. The SNC-Lavalin affair that rocked the…
Women, peace and security: Ending the Saudi arms deal
What is our Women, Peace and Security advice to the incoming government? To ensure policy coherence across all…
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Oxfam Canada’s reaction to the Government of Canada’s advisory to highlight risks associated with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Last week Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service issued an advisory to Canadian businesses, highlighting the risk of complicity in engaging in economic and financial activities with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are illegal under international law. Settlement activity – including the rise in state-backed settler violence – violates human rights, international humanitarian law,…
Oxfam launches Nepal flood response in worst-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot, as destroyed roads and swept-away bridges block relief efforts
Oxfam is launching an emergency response in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, the districts worst affected by Wednesday’s flash flood, as roads and bridges swept away by the surge have left entire communities almost impossible to reach. On Wednesday 26 August, a landslide and glacial event around 20km north of the Rasuwagadhi checkpoint blocked the Lhende Khola,…
REACTION: Nepal flash floods
“Oxfam in Nepal is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with relevant government and humanitarian organisations. Of the three districts currently impacted, Oxfam has an ongoing operational footprint in Dhading and an established mandate to work in Nuwakot and Rasuwa. Oxfam is in contact with partners and other humanitarian organisations to support the emerging needs…
Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year as Funding Cuts Put Lifesaving Services at Risk: Oxfam
DHAKA, 25 August 2026 – As the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh enters its tenth year, Oxfam is warning that shrinking humanitarian resources risk undoing years of progress and placing already stretched essential services in Cox’s Bazar under even greater pressure. Mallika, 36, has lived with her family in Camp 19 in Cox’s Bazar since arriving…