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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Aid agencies give UN Security Council a ‘failing grade’ on Syria
Three of Canada’s largest humanitarian aid agencies, Oxfam, Save the Children and World Vision, today released a scathing critique of how the United Nations Security Council has failed to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Syria amid intensifying conflict four years after the start of the crisis. Despite three Security Council resolutions adopted in 2014…
Oxfam Canada statement on inequality report released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Commenting on today’s report on inequality released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Kelly Bowden, Oxfam Canada's Inequality Campaign Coordinator, said: “Today’s report on the impact of growing income inequality on Canada’s fiscal policy framework is another in a steady stream of studies and statistics that paint a picture of growing inequality around the world. As Oxfam’s…
We need to talk about violence against women, Canada
By Julie DelahantyThis op-ed was originally published on i-politics, March 5, 2015 Canadians are finally talking about violence against women. The Jian Ghomeshi scandal jolted us into a national conversation about sexism, consent and double standards, which only deepened with allegations of sexual harassment on Parliament Hill. And then it all went viral with #rapedneverreported,…
Executive Director Julie Delahanty’s Statement on International Women’s Day
Statement by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director, Oxfam CanadaInternational Women's Day 2015 As we mark International Women’s Day on March 8, there is much to be celebrated and a great deal of work yet to be done to ensure women’s rights are respected in Canada and around the world. For the first time in a long time,…