In Nepal women lead the reconstruction
For years, many Nepali men would leave the country to work in the Gulf states and…
What is Equal Pay Day all about anyway?
What is Equal Pay Day all about anyway? On April 19, 2016, The Ontario Equal Pay…
Why the #PanamaPapers are a feminist issue
Written by Chiara Capraro and Francesca Rhodes, originally published on openDemocracy, April 7, 2016 The world…
The Panama Papers Revelations Hit The World’s Poor Hardest
Written by Deborah Hardoon, Oxfam's Deputy Head of Research This week the Panama Papers leak blew…
Economic Inequality in Focus: Leaning out may be a better solution for many women
Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in…
The earth is shaking all across Cuba, not only in Havana
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Ghomeshi Trial Shows That Violence Against Women Knows No Borders
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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
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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…
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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…