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A Devastating Blow to Global Aid The recent dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development…
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Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world, says new Oxfam report
Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report by Oxfam. Here at home, just 2 people own the same wealth as the poorest 30% of Canadians. Oxfam's report, ‘An economy for the 99 percent’, published to mark the World…
Oxfam warns of hunger in Haiti 3 months after Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians who survived Hurricane Matthew, which ripped through their country three months ago, will go hungry if governments, donors and aid agencies do not step up efforts to help them, warned Oxfam today. A $139m UN fund set up to respond the most urgent post-Hurricane Matthew needs is 38 percent underfunded. People in the South and…
Oxfam Response to CEDAW Concluding Observations and Recommendations
Oxfam welcomes today’s concluding observations and recommendations on Canada’s progress on women’s rights and gender equality from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the UN body responsible for upholding women’s human rights. While the Committee recognizes that some progress has been made on the implementation of Canada’s women’s human rights obligations,…
Oxfam Canada response to Canada Revenue Agency’s report on tax evasion and tax avoidance
Oxfam Canada welcomes the Canada Revenue Agency’s close review of the ways in which the Canada Revenue Agency can combat tax evasion and tax avoidance in it’s newly released report: The Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Recommended Actions. Governments the world over are losing trillions of dollars each year that could be spent…