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…
No company is too big to listen to its customers. When enough of us speak out,…
My Children are my strength
by Dorah Ntunga Last December, Nyakuoth was living happily in South Sudan, with her husband and…
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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REACTION: Budget 2026 helps at the margins but bets big on business – Oxfam Canada
Yesterday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the second budget of Mark Carney’s government. Against a backdrop of a relentless affordability crisis in Canada and growing global instability, Budget 2026 takes real steps to support people through expanded income supports, new investments in housing and homelessness, and $32 billion over 10 years for First Nations housing…
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…