Verdict on the G8 Summit, 2013
by Adam Musgrave, Oxfam International I sat in Enniskillen Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon, having…
It’s no accident
by Ann Witteveen Since 1970 the number of people exposed to floods and tropical cyclones…
The G8 must take action on tax dodging and tax havens!
Shocking new statistics released by Oxfam have shown that governments are letting people hide at…
We’ve come a long way baby… or have we?
by Irit Tamir While gender equality is enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human…
On Mother’s Day
by Shawna Wakefield On mother’s day, instead of valorizing moms with well-intended, but often artificial…
Could you live on 30 litres of water a day?
by Melissa Ekdom-Delorme Saturday evening I spent reconfiguring my toilet to a 4L flush and filling…
Somalia 2013 Conference: “You can’t wash your face using only one finger”
Last week the UN revealed for the first time that more than a quarter of…
Oxfam donors offer letters of support in honour of the courageous women we work with around…
Behind the world’s favorite brew: a living wage for tea pickers
The tragic collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh has put a spotlight on the…
Trekking the Sahara for Oxfam Canada
by Karen A. Murray So, I just got back from a week of walking through…
How your campaigning is helping end land grabs
With your help, Oxfam has been campaigning since September on land grabs, as part of…
Why Oxfam has taken the land campaign to the World Bank Spring Meetings
It’s been a busy few months for Oxfam campaigners, and it’s all been leading up…
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Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam
Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon. Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.…
Humanitarian Coalition launches urgent appeal amid escalating conflict in the Middle East
OTTAWA, ON, March 16, 2026 – Canada’s leading aid organizations – joining forces as the Humanitarian Coalition – are raising critical funds to rush life-saving assistance to people in need in Lebanon, Syria and across the wider region. Since February 28, the escalating military violence in the Middle East has been worsening and widening, with humanitarian…
South Sudan evacuation order removes humanitarian support for over 200,000 people and deepens catastrophic conditions – Oxfam
The evacuation order for the northern border town of Akobo East in South Sudan, which forced tens of thousands of people – including all aid agency staff – to leave at the weekend, has closed critical humanitarian programmes for over 200,000 people and deepened catastrophic conditions, Oxfam said today. Evacuated Oxfam staff are reporting that…
Oxfam responds to mass forced displacement in Lebanon and ready to respond to wider regional crisis
Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase. Oxfam in Lebanon is scaling up its emergency response by supporting thousands of people across shelters in Mount…