Verdict on the G8 Summit, 2013
by Adam Musgrave, Oxfam International I sat in Enniskillen Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon, having…
It’s no accident
by Ann Witteveen Since 1970 the number of people exposed to floods and tropical cyclones…
The G8 must take action on tax dodging and tax havens!
Shocking new statistics released by Oxfam have shown that governments are letting people hide at…
We’ve come a long way baby… or have we?
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On Mother’s Day
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Could you live on 30 litres of water a day?
by Melissa Ekdom-Delorme Saturday evening I spent reconfiguring my toilet to a 4L flush and filling…
Somalia 2013 Conference: “You can’t wash your face using only one finger”
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Oxfam donors offer letters of support in honour of the courageous women we work with around…
Behind the world’s favorite brew: a living wage for tea pickers
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Trekking the Sahara for Oxfam Canada
by Karen A. Murray So, I just got back from a week of walking through…
How your campaigning is helping end land grabs
With your help, Oxfam has been campaigning since September on land grabs, as part of…
Why Oxfam has taken the land campaign to the World Bank Spring Meetings
It’s been a busy few months for Oxfam campaigners, and it’s all been leading up…
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Less than seven percent of pre-conflict water levels available to Rafah and North Gaza, worsening a health catastrophe
Nearly 1,700 Kilometres of water and sanitation networks have been destroyed Big-ticket repairs of networks urgently needed but Israel baulks in approving supplies The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel to operate undamaged water and sanitation facilities along with water trucking, has improved the amount of water available to people in some parts of…
New survey reveals extent of Israel’s failure to improve humanitarian access in Gaza in the year since ICJ ruling
As pause in hostilities allows aid to flow in, agencies call for accountability and for same cycles of neglect and impunity not to be repeated A new survey of 35 aid agencies working in Gaza found that Israel failed to improve humanitarian access over the last year, despite a ruling from the International Court of…
Billionaire wealth surges by $2.8 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990
Oxfam predicts there will be at least five trillionaires a decade from now. 204 new billionaires were minted in 2024, nearly four every week. In Canada, billionaire wealth increased by $309 million per day, with three new billionaires in 2024. Sixty percent of billionaire wealth is now derived from inheritance, monopoly power or crony connections,…
Oxfam welcomes Gaza ceasefire, urges permanent end to hostilities, accountability, an end to atrocities and lifting of blockade
With Israeli bombings halted, the urgent task of recovery and ensuring accountability begins for mourners enduring unimaginable loss. Oxfam welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire, with the initial agreement on the release of Israeli hostages and some of the Palestinian detainees, and the temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of a relentless…