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5 truly unique holiday gifts for people hard to buy for

December 17, 2019
Oxfam is partnering with the Unilever laundry brand Surf, and we are working together to lighten the load for women and girls living with the injustice of poverty. The partnership aims to reduce the workload of women, unlocking opportunities and supporting women’s empowerment. Photo Credit: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

Gift giving isn’t only about who you value, it’s also about what you value. And when…

Decent work for women calls for sexual and reproductive rights

October 28, 2019

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

October 16, 2019

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

October 2, 2019
The situation in Yemen is nothing short of horrifying. Violence, rising food prices, the destruction of infrastructure, and a lack of basic services makes daily survival a painful struggle for millions of Yemenis. Photo by: Moayed Al-Shaybani, Oxfam

What is our Women, Peace and Security advice to the incoming government? To ensure policy coherence across all…

Too young to marry

September 18, 2019
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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

September 18, 2019
Destruction in Yemen

  by | Replace this with image credit information Following decades of advocacy, Canada has finally…

Our bodies as a site of power

September 12, 2019
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Vagina, clitoris, penis, testicles. Say these words out loud without giggling. Say them without whispering. I…

Transformative tailoring for Rohingya refugee women

August 23, 2019

Gender dynamics in the largest refugee settlement in the world “You have come to this country…

Humanitarians on the frontline of the Burundi refugee crisis in Tanzania

August 16, 2019
Three dark-skinned women stand together. The woman in the middle is wearing a blue head scarf and has her arms around the other two women. They are all outside during the daytime and all are smiling. The woman on the left is wearing a black Oxfam T-shirt and the woman on the right is wearing a green and white Oxfam lanyard. They are all Oxfam staff.

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

August 15, 2019
A teacher in Northern Ghana stands in front of a classroom of girls who all have their hands up.

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’

June 20, 2019

My name is Susan Grace Duku. I am 33 years old and I have spent 21…

Oxfam’s commitment to learning, accountability and change

June 12, 2019

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

October 31, 2025

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

October 29, 2025

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

October 27, 2025

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

October 23, 2025

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…

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