Dana Lipnicki
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here are…
Helping Syrian refugees with disabilities in Jordan’s camp Za’atari
April 2013 – Adapting to life in Jordan’s sprawling desert refugee camp, Za’atari, is hard…
The World Bank and land grabs
by Hannah Stoddart At the beginning of its Land and Poverty Conference this week, the World Bank…
Syrian refugee influx adding to Jordan’s water worries
A short distance from Zaatari, a sprawling camp for Syrian refugees, lies a road full…
Manny’s story: “It’s like they have killed us already”
In the once tranquil Casiguran municipality of the Philippines, a powerful local political dynasty has…
Broken promises: rural women hit hardest by corporate land deals
Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge…
Muslimah learned how to manage land, plant, raise seedlings, and make compost at a three-month field…
So many changes: a success story
The coffee ceremony in Ethiopia is a long ritual in which beans are gently washed, slowly…
Wildfires have long been a major problem in Ethiopia. Hunters use fire in forests to flush…
Oxfam’s role model for girls at Zaatari camp
by Caroline Gluck Amid a sea of male construction and site workers in Jordan’s sprawling…
Deeper issues in violence against women
by Nidhi Tandon The first and greatest violence is the systematic exclusion of people – a great number of people – by…
Ending women’s inequality is key to tackling hunger. Who cares?
A new UN report released today on Women’s Rights and the Right to Food puts…
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REACTION: STORM BYRON FLOODING IN GAZA
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
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
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
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…