Oxfam’s view on what’s at stake in Addis
The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development…
Gaza’s youth using art to overcome the scars of war
Last summer, 16 year old Eba'a Hamouda watched terrified as the bombs fell all around her…
Yemen: Women get on their bikes for their rights
Amidst bombings and shortages in fuel, food and vital supplies, a group of Yemeni women came…
Teachers and Tampons: why taxes matter for women
Today is World Public Service Day. Around the world, governments and citizens are marking the contribution…
In Focus: Syria, World Refugee Day
Written by: Adeline Guerra, Regional Campaigns and Communications adviser Children hide behind water tanks while clothes…
Written by: Stella Madete, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), Information Officer, Somalia Eliza is a chef and mother…
By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the…
Celebrating International Day of Families
"Our women's rights committees are successful because they incorporate men within the structure. When talking about…
Fostering gender equality in emergencies
Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa.…
3 things to know about how we’re helping in Nepal
1. As of today, many people are still in dire need. The earthquake that struck Nepal…
Nepal’s road to recovery
By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Kathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The…
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Joint Letter to Prime Minister Carney on the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Re: United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Dear Prime Minister Carney, We are writing to you on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day that reminds us that ending poverty is inseparable from protecting human rights, dignity, and social inclusion, and that commitments to eradicate poverty must be matched…
Countries locked into IMF austerity programs are also around twice as vulnerable to economic fallout from war against Iran
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GAZA CEASEFIRE EXISTS IN NAME ONLY, SAY MORE THAN 100 ORGANIZATIONS
One year since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger. GAZA, 9 October 2026 – One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian,…
Gas tax holiday extension won’t ease affordability crisis for Canadians
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