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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Oxfam food company campaign delivers win for women cocoa farmers
After more than 60,000 people signed petitions and took action to urge chocolate companies to do the right thing for women cocoa farmers, Mars and Nestlé have today made commitments to begin to tackle the inequality, hunger and poverty faced by women in their cocoa supply chains. Mondelez International, which controls 15% of the global…
Final text of Arms Trade Treaty needs radical changes
If the Arms Trade Treaty is to save lives, the draft text must be radically changed, Oxfam and other campaigners said Monday. The text going into the final week of negotiations falls short of what the majority of member states demanded, and looks like a deal cooked up largely by major exporters, the Control Arms…
CIDA, Foreign Affairs merger and budget cuts jeopardize poverty reduction goal of aid
Canada's contribution to reducing poverty in developing countries will be undermined by the proposed merger of the Canadian International Development Agency and Foreign Affairs department, Oxfam Canada said Thursday. Reacting to the federal budget announcement, Oxfam said the merger raises concern that the allocation of aid will be driven by Canada's self-interest in foreign policy,…
Syrian Refugee Crisis
In just six months, the number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration with the United Nations refugee agency has increased from 120,000 to one million. Jordan and Lebanon have had the greatest influx of refugees, and Oxfam is working in both countries to support people who have had to leave their homes in search…