by Grace CahillNot yet three years old and only beginning to know what peace feels like,…
by Lina Holguin Today, mining companies and civil society organizations came together to ask the Government…
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This post was written by Lan Mercado, Oxfam’s Deputy Regional Director in Asia. She served as…
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by Melanie Gallant Violence against women and girls is an attack on human rights – it…
Statement by Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada Executive Director In South Africa, every six hours a woman…
by Meyer Brownstone My first and most memorable encounter with Nelson Mandela coincided with a moment…
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As part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence,” Oxfam in Mali, Wildaf –…
By Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and Raymond Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America Jobs,…
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Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), reveals new Oxfam analysis published today ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. The findings show that, a decade later, the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to…
Israel has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians
The Israeli Knesset has passed a bill mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Shaista Aziz, Oxfam’s Campaign Engagement Lead, has responded: “This Bill is another horrifying act of violence which proves the system of institutionalised discrimination and systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress,…
Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam
Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon. Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.…
Humanitarian Coalition launches urgent appeal amid escalating conflict in the Middle East
OTTAWA, ON, March 16, 2026 – Canada’s leading aid organizations – joining forces as the Humanitarian Coalition – are raising critical funds to rush life-saving assistance to people in need in Lebanon, Syria and across the wider region. Since February 28, the escalating military violence in the Middle East has been worsening and widening, with humanitarian…