Gender justice and women’s rights
Every day, in every country in the world, women are confronted by discrimination and inequality. They…
COVID-19 may be borderless, but privilege isn’t
PANDEMIC. Until February 2020, this word was one without much meaning for anyone born before 1918…
5 ways Oxfam’s Feminist Leadership is in Action
Formed five years ago, the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Regional Women’s Rights and Gender Justice…
Cancel the debt so doctors and nurses can keep saving lives
This open letter is a call for urgent action from doctors and nurses on the front…
Investing in women’s entrepreneurship is not enough
So you want to invest in women and girls. You want to improve lives and tackle…
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond our borders and requires a feminist response
It is hard to imagine what the world will look like a few months from now.…
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…
It’s hard to believe that one year after Cyclone Idai, more than 100,000 people in Mozambique…
Young and inspiring women’s rights activists in Mozambique: Taking action on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Equality is not a women’s issue, it’s an ‘everyone’ issue-we are all parts of a whole,…
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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Every 20 minutes, Canada’s private jets emit more carbon pollution than the average Canadian does in a year
New Oxfam report lands days before the November 5 federal budget, a year after Ottawa ended the luxury tax on private planes. In 2025, 71,239 private jet flights left Canada, emitting more than 333,000 tonnes of CO2. In 11 minutes, those jets emitted more CO2 than someone in the poorest half of Canada’s population emits…
REACTION: Israeli large-scale military operation and mass displacement in Hebron
Responding to the large-scale Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron in recent days, Oxfam’s Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, said: “This is not only a humanitarian crisis but a deliberate assault on the economic foundations of Palestinian life, as families lose their homes and livelihoods. The destruction of factories, workshops,…
Humanitarian funding to El Niño critically insufficient, says Oxfam
Global funding for the preparation and response to El Niño and the harms it will bring to millions of people is critically insufficient, Oxfam warned today. The weather phenomenon is already having a catastrophic impact across much of the world, with wildfires, crop failures and growing severe food and water insecurity. El Niño’s intensity is…
Joint Letter to Prime Minister Carney on the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Re: United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Dear Prime Minister Carney, We are writing to you on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day that reminds us that ending poverty is inseparable from protecting human rights, dignity, and social inclusion, and that commitments to eradicate poverty must be matched…