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How Extreme Hunger Affects Lactating Mothers and Babies in Ethiopia

July 12, 2022
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Nutrition challenges are increasing in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as mothers struggle to keep their babies well-fed.…

Leader or Laggard? Canada is at the Crossroads of Corporate Accountability

June 30, 2022
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Adopting human rights and environmental due diligence legislation would help to advance Canada’s feminist foreign policy…

How the Queer History of the Philippines Inspires Our Struggle Today

June 29, 2022
Two young Brown women embrace each other. The woman on our left is pressing her nose agains the cheek of the woman in our right whose eyes are closed while she smiles and raises one of her arms. Behind them is a rainbow flag.

In pre-colonial times, Indigenous communities respected the babaylan, the Filipino version of a shaman who sometimes…

What Does It Mean to Live in a Post-Roe v. Wade World?

June 27, 2022
A group of women ranging from different ages holding protest signs that say messages like, abortion is healthcare, trust women, a depiction of an uterus with the phrase underneath that says, don't tread on me.

My heart sank when I heard about the leaked U.S. Supreme Court’s draft opinion to overturn…

Who is a Refugee? Frequently Asked Questions About Forced Migration

June 20, 2022
An elderly light-skinned woman stands in the doorway of her family's light blue tent. The woman is wearing a long-sleeved ankle-length dark green patterned dress and a black headscarf. Behind her, the sky is clear and bright.

We’re living at a time of unprecedented global displacement. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…

Do you know where your clothes come from? Learn how 5 of your favourite companies stack up

June 7, 2022
A brown skinned middle age woman wearing a canary yellow headscarf stands in front of a rough-textured concrete wall with a serious look on her face.

Supply chain transparency is a growing trend in the clothing industry, in part, because consumers are…

Queer Joy: What Is It? Why We Need More of It?

June 2, 2022
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June is widely marked worldwide as a Pride month – a celebration of the LGBTQI+ community…

Feminism and the rise of white supremacy in Canada

May 17, 2022
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Special to Oxfam Canada: Written by Erica Ifill, who is an economist, journalist, founder of Not…

4 Links Between the War in Ukraine and the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis

April 26, 2022
People are walking on a paved road, and two cars are parked in the distance. None of the people are facing the camera. Most of them seem to be women and children, wearing winter clothing and carrying bags. The main focus of the photograph is three people featured in the front centre, not facing the camera. A woman in blue jeans and a blue jean jacket carries a brown purse and two big reusable supermarket bags. Two boys wearing navy blue winter coats and winter boots are to her right. The shortest one holds both the woman’s hands and the taller boy’s hands.

The world is facing a powerful convergence of crises. Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are all…

Do You Know the Women Who Made Your Clothes? Good Luck Finding Out!

April 24, 2022
Grey rocks of varying sizes along with parts of grey torn cotton material are mixed with pieces of old wood and string. A dirty Joe Fresh label sits in the middle of the rocks on the ground.

Nine years ago today, 1,132 factory workers – mostly women being paid poverty wages – lost…

Oxfam Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget Analysis

April 14, 2022
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Women, gender diverse people and other equity-deserving groups have been hard hit by the COVID-19 recession,…

Growing as a Feminist, Anti-Racist and Inclusive Organization

April 8, 2022
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Oxfam reaction to Gaza ceasefire deal

October 9, 2025

Reacting to the announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Oxfam International’s Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “The announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza by all parties is a desperately needed step towards ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza.  We welcome the release of Israeli hostages and…

Two thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis

October 6, 2025

New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans. This form of crisis…

Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency

October 2, 2025

Statement by independent groups Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating humanitarian crisis throughout the occupied Palestinian territory. For real impact and to avoid complicity, States must turn their expressions of solidarity into concrete, life-saving action, and any plans…

Israeli attacks kill Oxfam partner colleague, destroy clinics in Gaza

September 25, 2025

Israel’s destruction of three Oxfam partner premises this week underscores threat to Gaza’s humanitarian workers and facilities, including services to protect pregnant women. Oxfam is deeply appalled and mourns the killing of Tasneem, 27, and her two children, Sham (5), and Suleiman (3), in an Israeli airstrike on 20 September. Tasneem was a psychologist at…

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