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Teachers and Tampons: why taxes matter for women

June 23, 2015

Today is World Public Service Day. Around the world, governments and citizens are marking the contribution…

In Focus: Syria, World Refugee Day

June 20, 2015

Written by: Adeline Guerra, Regional Campaigns and Communications adviser Children hide behind water tanks while clothes…

Forced from home – Eliza’s journey to safety in South Sudan

June 20, 2015

Written by: Stella Madete, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), Information Officer, Somalia Eliza is a chef and mother…

Nepal earthquake was ‘single most frightening experience of my life’

May 19, 2015

By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the…

Celebrating International Day of Families

May 15, 2015

"Our women's rights committees are successful because they incorporate men within the structure. When talking about…

Fostering gender equality in emergencies

May 1, 2015

Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa.…

3 things to know about how we’re helping in Nepal

April 30, 2015

1. As of today, many people are still in dire need. The earthquake that struck Nepal…

Nepal’s road to recovery

April 26, 2015

By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Kathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The…

Oxfam in Cuba: Helping women farmers cultivate more than just crops

April 23, 2015

“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know…

Yemen Crisis: A view from the ground

April 16, 2015

An Oxfam staff worker has written a blog about what life has been like in Yemen…

Daniel Namwira Nechi Oxfam Volunteer Wins Emerging Leaders Award

April 14, 2015

I was born and raised in Congo (D. R) until my family immigrated to Winnipeg. Three…

Local ceasefires could be a path to peace in Syria

March 24, 2015

Syrian civil society leader and astrophysicist Rim Turkmani may live in the UK, where she is…

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Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam Country Director in the DRC, said:  “Our partners are sending us deeply alarming reports. One…

Oxfam Reactive on the publication of the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Somalia

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Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today for Somalia which shows that over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 1.9 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Somalia Humanitarian lead, Sameer Kariya said:   “Somalia is once again sliding dangerously close to catastrophe. More than 6 million…

Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which shows that 26,5 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 3,6 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Country Director Dr, Manenji Mangundu said: “These latest figures show that…

Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025

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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…

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