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…
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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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Aid effort to avert South Sudan famine in jeopardy
“We will be staring into the abyss and fail to avert a famine if funds do not start arriving soon.” Cecilia Millan Oxfam’s Country Director in South Sudan Aid agencies face closure of projects as money fails to arrive A group of seven major international aid agencies said they face a shortfall of $89 million…
South Sudan: Oxfam warns the humanitarian crisis is spiralling out of control as funds dry up
On the 3rd anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, Oxfam has warned that appeals to fund the aid effort are failing as the country’s humanitarian crisis is spiralling out of control with malnutrition and sickness rising and an ever increasing number of people forced to flee their homes. South Sudan is currently Africa’s worst crisis with…
Oxfam Reaction to IMF Report on Global Taxation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today publishes a major new report on global corporate taxation Spillovers in international corporate taxation. In it, the IMF lists all the ways that big businesses are able to dodge taxes today over the world and admits this is causing “significant public disquiet”. It recognises that developing countries are being…
Oxfam presents “Break Another Silence” – Voices and Victories from LGBTI2S Movements Worldwide
On June 24th in Toronto’s George Ignatieff Theater, leaders from four continents will join Oxfam for a powerful speakers panel, profiling victories in the fight for LGBTI and Two-Spirit (2S) rights worldwide. The event, hosted by Oxfam Canada, will feature LGBTI2S rights activists from Canada and around the world, including: Mariela Castro Espín and Manuel Vásquez…