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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Open Letter: Canadian NGOs Demand Suspension of Military Exports to Israel Amid Gaza Famine
July 31st, 2025 The Honourable Anita Anand Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Re: Suspension of Canadian Military Exports to Israel in the Context of Famine and Grave Violations of International Law in Gaza Dear Minister Anand, We write to you as a collective of Canadian humanitarian organizations working in…
Gaza famine alert demands international action against Israel to stop mass death
The Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) has today issued an alert saying that the worst case scenario of famine in Gaza is already unfolding. Oxfam’s policy lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Bushra Khalidi, said: “Israel’s genocide has thrown Gaza into the final chaotic stages of a full-blown human catastrophe. Today’s warning of an unfolding famine…
Gaza: Canada, it is high time to act now
Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Québec are dismayed by Canada’s inaction in the face of the deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip. “Tweets don’t feed anyone, and statements won’t open access points to Gaza,” says Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s head of policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Children and adults in Gaza are dying of hunger and…
Six months into Congo’s war, cholera is killing more than four people every day
Aid cuts and humanitarian deadlock are fuelling a full-blown public health disaster. In Sake and Minova, 500 people are sharing a single water tap. Six months since the renewed war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a full-blown public health emergency is accelerating, Oxfam warned today. Since January, more than 35,000 suspected cholera cases…