by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
by | Background media: Replace this with image description Replace this with image credit information Background…
Live Search
Latest News
A last push for an effective global arms trade treaty
Next week the world’s diplomats convene in New York to hammer out the final details on a global treaty to keep weapons and ammunition out of the hands of criminals, abusive regimes, and others who would misuse them. It is painfully obvious why the Arms Trade Treaty is needed. The steady supply of weapons from…
Urgent call for tighter rules on arms trade in final treaty
Oxfam report cites loopholes which must be closed to save lives Oxfam Canada urges the Canadian government to ensure the global Arms Trade Treaty is a robust agreement that covers ammunition and closes loopholes to save innocent lives. A new Oxfam report details loopholes that must be closed in final negotiations. “Canada has achieved its…
Time for an action plan to end violence against women
by Michèle Taïna Audette and Robert Fox Many women around the world live in daily fear of violence. In South Africa, every six hours a woman is killed by her partner. In Guatemala, two women are murdered on average daily. In Canada, thousands of women suffer serious physical assaults by their current or former partners…
Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé are leaving women farmers behind
On International Women’s Day Oxfam urges chocolate companies to address gender inequality in their supply chains. An investigation into four countries where Mars, Mondelez and Nestlé purchase cocoa has shown that many women farmers face discrimination, unequal pay and hunger, leaving the companies’ social policies exposed as weak and needing work, says international agency Oxfam.…