Photo Credit: Jean Hatem/Oxfam Despite a ceasefire being in place since early March, the Israeli military…
Hamida and Samina Begum measure out rice at food bank–supported by Oxfam partner SKS–in a flood-prone…
While people around the world are wondering whether they have cooking gas tomorrow and are feeling…
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Risky jobs and domestic violence – new report reveals ‘hidden’ social costs of today’s high food prices
A new era of high and volatile food prices is causing life-changing shifts in society, according to Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in a joint report published today. The report, Squeezed, highlights how the failure of wages to keep pace with five years of food price rises is putting a strain on…
Syria crisis: Oxfam warns of health risks as summer approaches
Funding urgently needed to provide assistance to over 1.4m Syrian Refugees With temperatures set to soar up to 40˚C in the coming weeks, international agency Oxfam has warned that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for Syrian refugees. The aid agency says the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, women and young children, are…
Oxfam Welcomes Loblaw-Joe Fresh signing Bangladesh accord, urges others to join
Oxfam Canada welcomes the decision by Loblaw Companies, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, and 30 other garment manufacturers and retailers to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh to help protect workers from further disasters. At the same time, Oxfam urges other companies from Canada, the U.S. and around the world…
The Humanitarian Coalition Launches Joint Appeal for Syrian Refugees
Today, the Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies are launching a national joint appeal to raise funds to assist the 6.8 million Syrian civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in their country. Almost five million civilians have been forced to leave their home and many have had to move repeatedly from one location to another…