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…
Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children…
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W7 Canada Statement on the Absence of ‘Safe Abortion’ from the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué
On June 14th, the G7 leaders released their communique following their summit in Apulia, Italy. The communique’s gender equality section rightly raises concerns about the growing “rollback of rights of women, girls and LGBTQIA+ people around the world” and includes a commitment to promote and protect these rights. The text also commits to “universal access…
People Fled Floods and Droughts 8M times in Ten Worst-Hit Countries Last Year – over twice that of a decade ago
Hunger nearly tripled in five of these countries over the same period. Water-related disasters forced people to flee from their homes nearly eight million separate times in 10 of the world’s worst-hit countries last year – with many forced to move multiple times, a 120% increase compared to a decade ago, said Oxfam today. On…
While Parliament Rests for the Summer, Gaza Bleeds: Canadian Humanitarian Agencies Call for Action
As Parliament breaks for summer, Canada’s leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference today on Parliament Hill to call on the Government of Canada to take urgent and decisive actions to press for an end to the war in Gaza and prevent further mass atrocities. Since October, we have witnessed the death of tens of…
Oxfam reaction to the G7 communiqué
Responding to the G7 communiqué published today, Oxfam International’s Head of Inequality Policy Max Lawson, said: “Talking about taxing the super-rich for the first time in their 50-year history was the thin silver lining in a big black cloud of G7 failure for people living in poverty.” On taxing the super-rich: “For the first time…