From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
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For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…
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.…
“I found out I was pregnant during the war.” News of a growing family is…
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Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
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It’s been over a month since any humanitarian aid entered Gaza. With Gaza under total siege…
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Millions at risk of falling into poverty: Oxfam Canada comments on World Bank report
Oxfam commends the World Bank for connecting the need to tackle climate change with the urgent fight to end poverty. In a new report, called Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, the Bank warns that more than 100 million additional people could be pushed into poverty by crop failures, floods, hunger,…
Canadian aid agencies call for a “New Deal” for Syria’s refugees
The international community must agree to a bold new deal for Syria’s refugees if it is serious about tackling the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, seven aid agencies warned today in a new report. With no end to the conflict in sight and no prospect of safe return home, the new deal must…
Oxfam welcomes new ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Development and the Francophonie, and International Trade
Le message en français suit. “Oxfam welcomes Hon. Stéphane Dion, Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau and Hon. Chrystia Freeland as the new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Development and the Francophonie, and International Trade. We look forward to working with them and their teams to end extreme poverty and inequality of all kinds,” says Julie Delahanty, Executive…
Naomi Klein among celebrities joining #eyesonParis climate campaign for Oxfam
Climate activist and best-selling Canadian author Naomi Klein is among those who have shared an eyes-only selfie on social media to tell world leaders they have their #eyesonParis for action on climate change. Klein said: “In Paris, we need leaders with the courage to steer us off the path of increased warming and poverty and…