The earth is shaking all across Cuba, not only in Havana
While President Obama's visit has put Havana in the spotlight, more remote communities are preparing for…
In your view, why do discrimination and violence against women and girls continue to be so…
Ghomeshi Trial Shows That Violence Against Women Knows No Borders
by Julie Delahanty,Executive Director of Oxfam Canada We'll leave it to the courts to decide the…
Our stats struck a nerve, now let’s hit back against inequality
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
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
Written by Julie Delahanty Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Canadians couldn’t have asked for a more optimistic…
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
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
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
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister…
Projects that Oxfam’s supporters make possible: Tanzania
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
Who doesn’t love a good animal story—especially when it’s about the deep connection between four-legged creatures…
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Oxfam responds to mass forced displacement in Lebanon and ready to respond to wider regional crisis
Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase. Oxfam in Lebanon is scaling up its emergency response by supporting thousands of people across shelters in Mount…
Millions of people across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia facing drought crisis, as cost of water increases by 2000% in worst hit areas – Oxfam
Failed October–December rains have pushed nearly 26 million people into extreme hunger in East Africa. 58 million people do not have access to clean drinking water. Millions of livestock are at risk as drought devastate grazing lands and water sources, threatening pastoralist livelihoods. Failure of the last rainy season across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is…
Statement by the Regional Directors of the INGOs in the Middle East Region
We, the Regional Directors of 14 INGOs, express our profound concern at the accelerating military escalation across the Middle East and the wider region. What we are witnessing is a dangerous expansion of violence with devastating consequences for civilians. There must be an immediate end to this spiral of military violence, to the use of…
REACTION: Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza
The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached. In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi, said: “We are grateful that our request for an interim order has been…