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Protection of women and girls: a bright idea

August 18, 2017

Sometimes we harm the people we try to help. As humanitarians we deliver life-saving assistance to…

A catastrophic cholera crisis threatens Yemen

August 16, 2017

Yemen’s human-made catastrophe is forcing people to make stark live or die choices. Yemenis, already on…

A human economy for women and men

July 24, 2017

If the world turned upside down and we replaced all the women with men, and all…

Supporting survivors of conflict in South Sudan

June 19, 2017

Millions of people have been displaced from their homes in South Sudan. They are facing hunger…

Hope and resilience: Sylvie’s life in Buporo refugee camp

June 19, 2017

When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for…

Drought in East Africa: “If the rains do not come, none of us will survive”

April 27, 2017

A large double-decker truck is quickly making its way towards Garadag from Fadigaab, in the south…

INFOGRAPHIC: Food Security to Famine

April 19, 2017

What do words like “food insecurity” and “famine” actually mean? Our graphic below explains. And when…

Growing a better future

April 7, 2017

What does hunger have to do with climate change? A lot. Wild weather and unpredictable seasons…

How canoes are saving lives in South Sudan

March 24, 2017

Nyal, South Sudan was previously a quiet town known for its mango and palm trees. Two…

Emergency Food Crisis

March 24, 2017

This fund will support Canadian and international organizations currently hard at work helping those in need…

Strawberry Fields

March 8, 2017

Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Driving through Larache in Northern Morocco I was…

When laws to end violence exist only on paper, governments fail women and girls

March 4, 2017

Written by Christine Hughes, Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist, Oxfam Canada Women’s movements in over 125 countries…

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Ottawa, Ontario – September 8, 2026: Oxfam Canada welcomes the commitment made by Canada today – alongside the UK and France – to advance a ban on the importation of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), and enforce targeted measures against settlements and those who facilitate or profit from them.…

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