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Our stats struck a nerve, now let’s hit back against inequality

January 22, 2016
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Oxfam made headlines this week with our stats on wealth inequality, particularly the finding that the…

I will fight inequality harder than ever and here’s why

January 17, 2016
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Written by Winnie ByanyimaExecutive Director, Oxfam International Yet again I am attending the World Economic Forum…

A new year brings renewed hope for peace and equality

January 12, 2016
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Written by Julie Delahanty Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Canadians couldn’t have asked for a more optimistic…

As winter settles in, refugees from Syria face increasing hardship

January 8, 2016
Oxfam staff responding to Syrian refugee crisis in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

by Joelle Bassoul, Media Advisor for Oxfam in Beirut  Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria…

Oxfam Canada’s newest program: Creating space to take action on violence against women and girls

December 17, 2015
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Photo: Women in Nepal, one of the countries that will be part of Oxfam Canada’s new 5-year program that…

COP21: Three perspectives on the Paris climate deal

December 13, 2015
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In Paris, the world’s powers have come together and agreed a global climate deal. Unfortunately, it…

Beyond the Nine-to-Five: A world where women are valued

December 9, 2015
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On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister…

Projects that Oxfam’s supporters make possible: Tanzania

December 8, 2015
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I’m very lucky to work for Oxfam Canada. Sometimes I travel to remarkable places and meet…

Unwrapped Stories: When animals help families build a better future

December 8, 2015
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Who doesn’t love a good animal story—especially when it’s about the deep connection between four-legged creatures…

Unwrapped Stories: Soap and water save lives

December 8, 2015

When the deadly Ebola epidemic struck in 2014, people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea were…

Unwrapped Stories: Clean water in a time of crisis

December 8, 2015
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When Jean Bassette first visited communities near Kolda, Senegal, people were struggling to find enough food…

Unwrapped Stories: Miriam Maussa’s chicken cooperative

December 8, 2015
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With climate change, the droughts in Chad are getting longer and rainfall less predictable, making farming…

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GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response

July 2, 2025

Oxfam, alongside over 170 NGOs, calls for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire across Gaza have…

New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks

June 26, 2025

Oxfam Condemns “Private Finance Takeover” as Global Wealth Concentration Reaches Historic Levels Oxfam condemns “private finance takeover” of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed. New Oxfam analysis unveils “astronomical rise in private wealth”. Between 1995 and 2023, global private wealth grew by…

Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages

June 19, 2025

Ottawa, 19 June – A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus…

Oxfam Reaction to the 2025 G7 Summit

June 17, 2025

Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs. Oxfam said that nowhere was this more apparent than in how this G7 totally missed its chance to exert…

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