On February 12th, 2025, we gathered with distinguished guests, colleagues, and allies for an inspiring evening…
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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Joint Humanitarian Civil Society Statement On Canada’s Policy for Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action
As Canadian humanitarian agencies working to save lives, uphold human rights, and empower people, particularly women and girls, in crises, we have closely followed and participated in the development and implementation of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). We commented during the 2016 International Assistance Review, and we welcomed the release of the FIAP, which…
Cyclone Idai one month on: thousands in Mozambique still cut off from any help and struggling to survive
“Like a war zone” says Oxfam; destruction and suffering still not fully mapped Despite initial appeals, international aid effort still grossly underfunded Aid agencies already stretched and running out of resources One month on from devastating Cyclone Idai, Oxfam and its local partner organisations in Mozambique are still finding thousands of isolated people cut off…
An Ombudsperson without powers of investigation is no solution
Today, the Government of Canada appointed the first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, Ms. Sheri Meyerhoffer. Oxfam Canada has been advocating for the creation of such a position for several years. We are concerned, however, that the new Ombudsperson position has not been equipped with the independence or adequate powers of investigation to address Canada’s…
Cyclone Idai: Survivors face a new disaster as cholera spreads; number of cases now over 1,000
International aid agency Oxfam says the Mozambique government is acting quickly to set up cholera treatment centres in the devastated city of Beira, but the international community must offer more cash in support – the $281 million UN appeal is only 17 per cent funded so far. The threat of a cholera epidemic is high.…