A Devastating Blow to Global Aid The recent dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development…
The people of Gaza continue to endure immense suffering. While a temporary ceasefire has provided a…
Hope was one of things most easily lost when conflict arrived in BirBir, a community in…
In the shadow of a conflict and climate emergency crisis in Somalia and Somaliland, young women…
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For more than sixty harrowing days, the already dire situation in North Gaza has grown even…
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Moves to tackle Africa’s ‘resource curse’ reach turning point
Sweeping measures to improve transparency and governance are urgently needed to end a scandal that has seen Africa lose an average of $1 billion every week for the past 30 years in illicit financial flows, says Oxfam. Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima will also say today at a special public meeting of political, business and…
Oxfam dispatches aid experts, works with local partners in earthquake hit parts of the Philippines
Oxfam has dispatched a team of six experts on the ground to assess the water and sanitation conditions in Bohol, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines on October 15. The earthquake has affected the Visayas and Mindanao islands of the Philippines, where the worst hit province is Bohol. According to the National Disaster…
Poor Communities Being Kicked off Land so Big Brands can Feed World’s Increasing Appetite for Sugar
The biggest names in the food and drink industry are not doing enough to stop land grabs and conflicts in their supply chains, says Oxfam in a new report today. The report Nothing sweet about it: How sugar fuels land grabs highlights examples of land grabs and disputes linked to companies that supply sugar for…
United States Signs Historic Arms Trade Treaty – Canada Yet to Sign On
Ottawa – The Canadian members of the Control Arms Coalition today welcomed the United States decision to sign the Arms Trade Treaty, a global effort to reduce loss of life from the unregulated trade in weapons and ammunition. Oxfam Canada, Project Ploughshares, Amnesty International and Oxfam Québec and Make Poverty History Canada also expressed frustration…