From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
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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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Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…
It’s been over a month since any humanitarian aid entered Gaza. With Gaza under total siege…
Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children…
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Feministing Foreign Policy – A Global Conversation Comes to Ottawa
On September 15, 2015, three Nobel peace laureates joined Canadian women thought-leaders in Ottawa for an inspiring pre-federal election conversation on the potential for feminist ideas and approaches to transform foreign policy. This free event was organized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, Oxfam Canada, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and the Up for…
Long Road to Peace Begins in South Sudan
Juba, SOUTH SUDAN – The signing of the peace agreement by President Salva Kiir Mayardit is a positive step toward ending the brutal 20 month civil war but aid agencies CARE, IRC, Oxfam and World Vision say it is only the beginning of a long, hard journey towards peace and reconciliation. International and regional diplomatic…
Up for Debate – Plan B
The Up for Debate campaign announced today that it has confirmation from four major parties to explore an alternative debate format to put women at the centre of Canada’s federal election campaign. It is still hoping for confirmation from the fifth. Ann Decter, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the YWCA an Up For Debate…
NGOs call on World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to empower women
The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) aims at major global reforms to better protect and assist people affected by crisis. The undersigned organisations call on the WHS to put women’s leadership, gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV) at the heart of these reforms. Research and experience have demonstrated how the failure to address the gendered impacts…