From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
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Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…
Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…
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Empower young people in their fight for equality, says new Oxfam report
Despite there being more young people in the world today than ever before, they are excluded from decision-making and are the most vulnerable to economic crises, says a new Oxfam report. Released to mark International Youth Day and as the World Social Forum gets underway, the report, ‘Youth and Inequality: Time to support youth as…
South Sudan: Violence Fuels Humanitarian Crisis
South Sudan faces a spiralling humanitarian crisis as the recent surge in fighting prevents aid agencies from providing urgent help to millions of people in need. Violence and insecurity continue in Juba and are spreading to other states despite a fragile ceasefire in a country where half the population relies on humanitarian aid, ten aid…
Nearly 400,000 civilians cut off from aid in Aleppo and Manbij since Syria support group pledged to secure access
More than 300,000 civilians in Aleppo and an estimated 60,000 in the Manbij area, Syria, have been cut off from aid in the last three weeks, marking a shameful deterioration since the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) promised to open full access to aid across the country six months ago. While the ISSG meets in…
Pananama Papers: Africa losing billions due to offshore deals
In response to the latest Panama Papers leak that exposes how Africa is being deprived billions of dollars in natural resource revenues due to offshore deals, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, said: “This latest scandal focuses on the billions Africa is losing out on due to the wide use of shell companies, as…