Beyond the headcount: Transformative leadership for women’s rights
by Chloe Safier “Women’s leadership is a fundamental part of Oxfam’s work, and our commitment to…
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My Children are my strength
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by Ed Pomfret New emergencies seem to hit the world on a monthly basis. Right now…
by Winnie Byanyima After the world was plunged into a financial crisis, back in 2009, G20…
After Haiyan – moving in the right direction?
by Caroline Gluck When typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines last November, killing more than 6,000…
How agribusiness is failing small farmers in Latin America
by Stephanie Burgos, Oxfam America As international negotiations on what constitutes responsible agricultural investment are set…
South Sudan: A New Country in Crisis
by Ann Witteveen I was last in Juba in South Sudan in February 1999. At that…
Breaking free of gender-based violence
photo: Oxfam America by Coco McCabe, Oxfam America Yadira Leticia Tziná Mendoza explains why she’s taking…
Are the Mexico City High-Level Meetings on aid neglecting inclusive development and accountability?
In the current discussions around this week’s first High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective…
by Winnie Byanyima People want dignity, people want rights In the global survey World We Want…
by Françoise Venni This year the World Economic Forum (or WEF) for the Latin America region…
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Oxfam Philippines responds to Typhoon Kalmaegi
Responding to the impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name Tino) and a potential Super Typhoon Fung-wong (local name Uwan), which could hit the country by this weekend or early next week, Maria Rosario Felizco, Oxfam Philippines Executive Director said: “Typhoon Kalmaegi carved a path of devastation, leaving a massive humanitarian emergency in its wake. The…
Oxfam Canada reacts to Budget 2025
Budget 2025 offers little relief to the most vulnerable At a moment when inequality is deepening and poverty is climbing, few measures within Budget 2025 address the affordability crisis felt acutely by people across the country. On the whole, the much-anticipated budget falls short of the scale of investment needed in social infrastructure to ensure…
Is Budget 2025 the generational budget that keeps our communities healthy and safe?
Ottawa, November 5, 2025 – The federal government released Budget 2025 yesterday laying out its vision for Canada. It is the government’s blueprint of the kind of country it aims to build. The budget titled “Canada Strong” comes at a time of rising precarity in Canada with families struggling to make ends meet as costs…
Oxfam reaction to IPC report on famine in Sudan and South Sudan
In reaction to the publication of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports on Sudan and South Sudan, Fati N’Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Regional Director said: “The confirmation of famine in Sudan by the IPC Famine Review Committee, alongside the latest IPC report on South Sudan, paints a deeply alarming picture for the region. We stand…