The earth is shaking all across Cuba, not only in Havana
While President Obama's visit has put Havana in the spotlight, more remote communities are preparing for…
In your view, why do discrimination and violence against women and girls continue to be so…
Ghomeshi Trial Shows That Violence Against Women Knows No Borders
by Julie Delahanty,Executive Director of Oxfam Canada We'll leave it to the courts to decide the…
Our stats struck a nerve, now let’s hit back against inequality
Oxfam made headlines this week with our stats on wealth inequality, particularly the finding that the…
I will fight inequality harder than ever and here’s why
Written by Winnie ByanyimaExecutive Director, Oxfam International Yet again I am attending the World Economic Forum…
A new year brings renewed hope for peace and equality
Written by Julie Delahanty Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Canadians couldn’t have asked for a more optimistic…
by Joelle Bassoul, Media Advisor for Oxfam in Beirut Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria…
Oxfam Canada’s newest program: Creating space to take action on violence against women and girls
Photo: Women in Nepal, one of the countries that will be part of Oxfam Canada’s new 5-year program that…
COP21: Three perspectives on the Paris climate deal
In Paris, the world’s powers have come together and agreed a global climate deal. Unfortunately, it…
Beyond the Nine-to-Five: A world where women are valued
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister…
Projects that Oxfam’s supporters make possible: Tanzania
I’m very lucky to work for Oxfam Canada. Sometimes I travel to remarkable places and meet…
Unwrapped Stories: When animals help families build a better future
Who doesn’t love a good animal story—especially when it’s about the deep connection between four-legged creatures…
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Oxfam: Palestinians pushed into deeper crisis with Israeli displacement order on entire Gaza City
1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement. Israel’s intent to displace around 1 million civilians, half of whom are living in famine, is impossible and illegal Oxfam said today, while the Israeli military continued to flatten Gaza City building by building as its mass forced displacement of…
Oxfam reaction to IPC report confirming famine in Gaza Governorate
Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report published today confirming a famine in Gaza Governorate which is predicted to expand to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, Oxfam’s Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator, Mahmoud Alsaqqa said: “The famine in Gaza is entirely driven by Israel’s near-total blockade of…
Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens
Oxfam and over 100 other organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of…
Oxfam reaction to Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City
Reacting to today’s announcement of the Israeli cabinet’s decision to take direct military control of Gaza City, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said: “This decision marks a dangerous escalation in the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestinian territory — a brazen act of erasure carried out in full view of the world.…