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SDIR subcommittee Study on the Patterns of Forced Migration in Different Regions of the World
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Senate Testimony on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
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Supporting Climate-Smart and Inclusive Rice Farming in Vietnam
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Building a Canada that Works for Everyone: Oxfam Canada’s Recommendations for the Upcoming Federal Budget
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3 Actions to limit Canada’s Complicity in Genocide
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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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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
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Richest 1% will own more than the rest of the world by 2016
The explosion in inequality is holding back the fight against global poverty according to a new Oxfam report, Wealth: Having it all and wanting more, the combined wealth of the richest 1 per cent will overtake that of the other 99 per cent of humanity next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked. The report was released today ahead of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
Part of the inequality problem
"The impact of economic inequality on other inequalities, particularly between men and women, is profound. If the status quo were to continue unabated, it would take 75 years before the world’s women are paid the same as men. In Canada, women continue to make 20 per cent less than their male counterparts for the same work." Part of the inequality problem was originally published in Embassy News on January 14, 2015 embassynews.ca
Haiti Earthquake – 5 years on reconstruction and challenges remain
Five years ago on 12 January, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti. Thanks to the incredible outpouring of support from the public and governments around the word, Oxfam helped more than half a million survivors with support that included clean water and sanitation services, shelter, and income-generating opportunities.