What is famine? Definition, causes, and how to stop it
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Adeline: A Young Activist’s Journey in Breaking Stigmas in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
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G7 2025: A Summit of Missed Opportunities
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
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Easing the burden on mothers in refugee camps
For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…
Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…
Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…
“I found out I was pregnant during the war.” News of a growing family is…
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come?
Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
Your Vote, Your Power: What’s at Stake?
Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…
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Latin America’s spring harvest is El Niño’s latest victim, putting millions at risk of malnutrition
Families across Latin America are running out of food and options as farmers report another failed harvest due to intense and unpredictable weather patterns compounded by El Niño. Already, El Niño has caused one of the worst droughts in the last few decades across Central America and the Caribbean in 2015. Food shortages are now…
Detention riots expose how EU is failing people fleeing to Greece
The riots in Moria closed facility in Lesbos on Tuesday expose how European Union policies are failing to deliver a fair and safe system for receiving people into Greece, warned Oxfam today. The asylum procedure is opaque and inconsistent and basic services in many camps and centers across the country need improving. Limited capacity within…
Oxfam to provide safe water to 10,000 people in Ecuador
Two tonnes of water pipes and tanks arrived in Quito last night by plane with the support of the Spanish Cooperation Agency AECID. The aid will provide safe water for 10,000 people in the worst conditions, those whose homes have been completely destroyed or in areas where public water systems have been severely damaged. “Government…
The signing of the Paris climate agreement marks key moment to turn aspiration into action
As more than 160 countries come together to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, taking a critical step towards its implementation, Oxfam Canada calls on governments to continue to confront climate change collectively and turn their commitments into action, while strengthening their current pledges and agreeing to higher finance levels. "Canada’s signing of the Paris…