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G7 2025: A Summit of Missed Opportunities

June 27, 2025

From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…

Rich polluter profits tax could raise up to $400 billion and help phase out fossil fuels

June 26, 2025

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Easing the burden on mothers in refugee camps

June 6, 2025

For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…

Announcing the 2025 SRHR Grant Recipients Empowering Communities

June 5, 2025

Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…

Oxfam and ally NGOs Urge Canada to Act on Gaza in Joint Press Briefing

May 23, 2025

Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…

Pregnancy Amid the Gaza Aid Block: A Mother’s Fight

May 9, 2025

“I found out I was pregnant during the war.”   News of a growing family is…

Cities besieged, bakeries bombed, fields set alight: it’s time to end the use of starvation as a weapon of war

May 2, 2025
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come?

April 24, 2025
Six young women standing in a line holding pink, yellow and green protest signs in Bengali and English to compensate workers

Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…

Your Vote, Your Power: What’s at Stake?

April 14, 2025

Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…

On the Ground in Gaza: Oxfam’s Humanitarian Update

April 10, 2025

It’s been over a month since any humanitarian aid entered Gaza.   With Gaza under total siege…

$10 a Day Child Care: Will Provinces Embrace This Made-in-Canada Solution for Families and the Economy?

April 2, 2025

Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children…

A Visit to Cape Town: Lessons from the Global Movement for Fair Care Work

March 26, 2025

Imagine waking up every day to care for others – cooking, fetching water, helping elders, children,…

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Mexico earthquake: Oxfam sends in assessment teams to two worst hit areas

September 21, 2017

Oxfam is sending in two teams of humanitarian experts to Morelos and Puebla, with more on the way, following the 7.1 earthquake that struck central Mexico on September 19th. This is the second earthquake to strike Mexico in less than two weeks. Over 200 people have died and hundreds are injured. Many remain trapped under…

Oxfam mobilizing to help Cubans devastated by Hurricane Irma with a focus on women and girls

September 18, 2017

After completing a fact-finding mission in Cuba to identify those most in need, Oxfam is working with partners and Cuban officials to respond to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. One of the most powerful storms in recent history, Irma killed ten people on the island and caused damage to 13 of Cuba’s 15…

Still no real progress one year after landmark UN refugee pledge

September 18, 2017

The Declaration, first adopted last September, reaffirmed the responsibility of all nations to refugees, and laid out a two-year timeline for countries to develop and agree on a “global compact” that would make these commitments a reality.  But 12 months later, there has been no improvement in refugee crises globally. There has been little sign…

Oxfam providing life-saving help to over 200,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh

September 15, 2017

Nearly 370,000 people crossed into Bangladesh in the past four weeks, doubling the number seeking refuge in the south east of the country. Many are now sleeping under open skies, by roadsides and in forests with no protection from the elements. The existing camps in Bangladesh are ill equipped to handle this large influx of…

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