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What is famine? Definition, causes, and how to stop it

August 29, 2025
Ongoing in conflict in Gaza has damaged buildings and homes in al Rimal district in Gaza. Marwan Sawwaf/Alef Multimedia/ Oxfam

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World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the Ones Who Show Up/ The Unsung Heroes

August 19, 2025

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Adeline: A Young Activist’s Journey in Breaking Stigmas in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

July 21, 2025

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G7 2025: A Summit of Missed Opportunities

June 27, 2025

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

June 26, 2025

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Easing the burden on mothers in refugee camps

June 6, 2025

For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…

Announcing the 2025 SRHR Grant Recipients Empowering Communities

June 5, 2025

Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…

Oxfam and ally NGOs Urge Canada to Act on Gaza in Joint Press Briefing

May 23, 2025

Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…

Pregnancy Amid the Gaza Aid Block: A Mother’s Fight

May 9, 2025

“I found out I was pregnant during the war.”   News of a growing family is…

Cities besieged, bakeries bombed, fields set alight: it’s time to end the use of starvation as a weapon of war

May 2, 2025
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come?

April 24, 2025
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Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…

Your Vote, Your Power: What’s at Stake?

April 14, 2025

Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…

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Syria refugee resettlement

December 7, 2014

Humanitarian and human rights agencies urge governments to resettle 5% refugees from Syria by end 2015 Over 30 international organizations are calling on governments meeting in Geneva tomorrow to commit to offer sanctuary to at least 5 per cent of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria currently in neighbouring countries – 180,000 people – by…

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Ebola: Mass quarantines in Sierra Leone causing unnecessary hardship

December 5, 2014

Sierra Leone: Mass quarantines causing unnecessary hardship and risk further spread of Ebola warns Oxfam Efforts to contain the spread of Ebola through poorly implemented mass quarantine of communities in Sierra Leone are causing unnecessary hardship and are at risk of further spreading the deadly disease warned international agency Oxfam today. New quarantines being announced this…

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Climate finance action plan can set table for Paris deal

December 1, 2014

Climate finance action plan can set table for Paris deal, says Oxfam Lima, Peru – All countries must use the COP 20 Summit in Lima to resolve the impasse over “climate finance,” and make success possible at the critical Paris talks in December 2015, says Oxfam. In a new report, Breaking the Standoff, Oxfam details…

Pledges to Green Climate Fund reach bare minimum

November 21, 2014

Oxfam Canada welcomes the Government of Canada's announced contribution of $300 million to the Green Climate Fund. These funds are essential to help people who are poor and marginalized adapt to the havoc wreacked by climate chaos that threatens to further erode food security and increase inequality.

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