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Open Letter to Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau
Dear Minister Morneau, It’s 2017 and we want to see real change. Last week Oxfam revealed that just 8 men own the same wealth as the bottom half of humanity. There is no clearer sign that our global economic system is broken. We are writing to remind you to keep women – and particularly those…
Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world, says new Oxfam report
Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report by Oxfam. Here at home, just 2 people own the same wealth as the poorest 30% of Canadians. Oxfam's report, ‘An economy for the 99 percent’, published to mark the World…
Oxfam warns of hunger in Haiti 3 months after Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians who survived Hurricane Matthew, which ripped through their country three months ago, will go hungry if governments, donors and aid agencies do not step up efforts to help them, warned Oxfam today. A $139m UN fund set up to respond the most urgent post-Hurricane Matthew needs is 38 percent underfunded. People in the South and…
Oxfam Response to CEDAW Concluding Observations and Recommendations
Oxfam welcomes today’s concluding observations and recommendations on Canada’s progress on women’s rights and gender equality from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the UN body responsible for upholding women’s human rights. While the Committee recognizes that some progress has been made on the implementation of Canada’s women’s human rights obligations,…