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Decent work for women calls for sexual and reproductive rights
Reproductive health and decent work are inextricably linked for women. Across the globe, women are the…
5 things Canada’s next government should do to curb corporate abuses of human rights
Canada desperately needs to update its approach on corporate accountability. The SNC-Lavalin affair that rocked the…
Women, peace and security: Ending the Saudi arms deal
What is our Women, Peace and Security advice to the incoming government? To ensure policy coherence across all…
Too young to marry
by | Replace this with image credit information MARAWI CITY, Philippines – It was long past…
Canada joins the Arms Trade Treaty while still selling arms to Saudi Arabia
by | Replace this with image credit information Following decades of advocacy, Canada has finally…
Our bodies as a site of power
Vagina, clitoris, penis, testicles. Say these words out loud without giggling. Say them without whispering. I…
Transformative tailoring for Rohingya refugee women
Gender dynamics in the largest refugee settlement in the world “You have come to this country…
Humanitarian workers are the backbone of life-saving humanitarian responses. Though the role of a humanitarian worker…
Creating a model for girls’ education in Ghana
by | Replace this with image credit information Schools tailored to girls’ needs in northern Ghana…
71 million people displaced in 2018 due to conflict: ‘We did not choose to become refugees’
My name is Susan Grace Duku. I am 33 years old and I have spent 21…
In my five years as Oxfam Canada’s Executive Director, I’ve been lucky to meet many people…
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Gender equality work is the infrastructure that holds us together
We, the undersigned, celebrate this week’s announcement by The Honourable Rechie Valdez, The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, and The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty on the Federal Government’s $660 million investment in the Department of Women and Gender Equality. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them and to their colleagues in the Liberal Women’s Caucus for their leadership…
A person from the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year
Since 1990, the richest 0.1% in Canada have increased their share of total emissions by 44% – which is higher than the global average of 32%. At the same time, the emissions of the bottom 50% in Canada have increased only 3%, while globally they’ve fallen 3% for the bottom 50% If everyone emitted carbon…
Oxfam Canada launches 2025 Inequality Scorecard
Ottawa, ON — October 27, 2025— Inequality in Canada is on the rise. Billionaires rake in hundreds of millions daily, while ordinary people struggle with impossibly stark choices like whether to pay rent or eat. The growing gulf between the rich and the rest is a great concern, but inequality isn’t just about wealth, money…
Mounting alarm as Israeli authorities reject NGO applications to transport life-saving aid into Gaza
41 organizations operating on the ground in Gaza call on the Government of Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely. Since the ceasefire began, Israeli authorities have continued to arbitrarily reject shipments of life-saving assistance into Gaza, while a restrictive new INGO registration process further…