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Hope and resilience: Sylvie’s life in Buporo refugee camp

June 19, 2017
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When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for…

Drought in East Africa: “If the rains do not come, none of us will survive”

April 27, 2017
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A large double-decker truck is quickly making its way towards Garadag from Fadigaab, in the south…

INFOGRAPHIC: Food Security to Famine

April 19, 2017
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What do words like “food insecurity” and “famine” actually mean? Our graphic below explains. And when…

Growing a better future

April 7, 2017
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What does hunger have to do with climate change? A lot. Wild weather and unpredictable seasons…

How canoes are saving lives in South Sudan

March 24, 2017
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Nyal, South Sudan was previously a quiet town known for its mango and palm trees. Two…

Emergency Food Crisis

March 24, 2017
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This fund will support Canadian and international organizations currently hard at work helping those in need…

Strawberry Fields

March 8, 2017
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Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Driving through Larache in Northern Morocco I was…

When laws to end violence exist only on paper, governments fail women and girls

March 4, 2017
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Written by Christine Hughes, Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist, Oxfam Canada Women’s movements in over 125 countries…

How a Syrian lawyer saw his American dream turned upside down

February 3, 2017
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When Syrian refugee Feras Almouqdad, 29, received a call inviting him to undergo the vetting process…

Reflections from Iraq, where families are fleeing war and trying to rebuild

January 27, 2017
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And they aren’t alone in facing profound challenges: Countless other families are striving to rebuild their…

Tabitha – a domestic worker in Kenya – knows what it will take to build a more human economy

January 24, 2017
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Tabitha Muwikali, a domestic worker in Nairobi, Kenya has big ideas about how the government can…

America First: False Choice, False Promise

January 24, 2017
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The moral poverty of the America First idea lies in the false choice it presents: are…

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REACTION: STORM BYRON FLOODING IN GAZA

December 12, 2025

Responding to Storm Byron, which has caused widespread flooding in Gaza, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam Occupied Palestinian Territory Policy lead said: “Civilians are now wading through sewage, mud and debris, with no proper shelter. This is not a failure of preparedness or capacity; it’s the direct result of the systematic obstruction of aid. “The Israeli authorities…

Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s Global Leadership on Gender Equality and Human Rights

December 1, 2025

Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks on human rights.  In a letter delivered today, signatories warn that recent shifts…

Open Letter on Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy

December 1, 2025

by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Dear Prime Minister Carney, We are writing to express our concern over recent statements and developments in Canadian foreign policy. While the world is changing and the threats Canada is now facing are different than 10 years ago, we urge…

COP30 falls short, offering a ‘spark of hope but far more heartbreak’ – Oxfam

November 24, 2025

In response to the outcome of COP30, Oxfam Brasil Executive Director Viviana Santiago said: “COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet. People from the Global South arrived in Belém with hope, seeking real progress…

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