By Julie Lafrenière, Women’s Rights Specialist at Oxfam Canada. In South Sudan, domestic violence is widespread…
By Bailey Reid, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Oxfam Canada Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs are popular among…
By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two…
Oxfam Threads of Change Quilt – Putting It All Together
Over the years, thousands of Oxfam supporters like you have responded powerfully to our annual Threads…
Thanking and giving in the Syrian refugee camps of Lebanon
I have a lot to be thankful for. Good health, a loving family, a home and…
Women Are Central to Canadian Foreign Policy
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Early reviews of last night’s Munk Debate on foreign…
Ending global poverty begins with women’s rights.
Written by Kelly Bowden National Campaigns Manager, Oxfam Canada That’s why Oxfam teamed up with the…
Economic Priorities for My Mother and Millions of Canadian Women
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Election season is heating up. The leaders debate on…
We know that when women raise their voices – change can happen
Support Oxfam’s life-changing work around the world: Women exercising their rights, communities building a future free…
Women, Peace & Security – In That Order!
Written by Julie Lafrenière Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist On September 15th, 2015 in Ottawa there was…
Syria: A Lasting Solution in the Wake of Needless Tragedy
The searing images of three-year-old Alan Kurdi have moved through cyberspace and galvanized reaction around the…
A Tribute to Humanitarian Workers
Privthyva was born April 25th – an hour after the earthquake. In rural Dolakha, even in…
Live Search
Latest News
Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025
Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025. In Canada, average worker wages have decreased by 0.9 percent since 2024, while CEO pay has increased by 9.1 percent between 2024 and 2025. At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over US$100 million in pay and bonuses…
Oxfam’s reaction to the outcome of the Santa Marta conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels
In response to the outcome of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, Oxfam Climate Policy Lead Mariana Paoli said: “The fact that more than 50 countries came together to start developing a path to move away from fossil fuels must be celebrated. The People’s Summit demonstrated that there…
Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on South Sudan
Reacting to the latest Acute Food Insecurity analysis on South Sudan, Oxfam’s Director in South Sudan, Shabnam Baloch, said: “Oxfam is deeply concerned by the latest findings showing that acute food insecurity in South Sudan is alarmingly high and continues to increase with 7.8 million people – nearly two in every three persons facing extreme…
Oxfam reaction to 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon
Tonight’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon is desperately needed but must result in an end to the killing and forced displacement of civilians. Once again, it has come far too late for the thousands Israel has killed and maimed, for the families now grieving, and for the millions whose homes, livelihoods, and communities have…