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From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
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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.…
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Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
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Half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by coronavirus, warns Oxfam
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could push half a billion more people into poverty unless urgent action is taken to bail out developing countries, said Oxfam today. The agency is calling on world leaders to agree an ‘Economic Rescue Package for All’ to keep poor countries and poor communities afloat, ahead of key…
Up to 250 people per single water tap in refugee camps braced for arrival of coronavirus
Refugees living in camps are sharing one tap between up to 250 people and many have less than 3.5 square metres of living space per person, which will make it extremely difficult to contain a coronavirus outbreak, Oxfam said today. The virus could also be catastrophic for people and places hit by conflicts, like Yemen,…
Health spending in poor countries must double immediately to prevent millions of deaths: Oxfam
Oxfam today called for a package of nearly CAD $224.4 billion in immediate debt cancellation and aid to fund a Global Public Health Plan and Emergency Response, to help prevent millions of deaths as a result of the Coronavirus. The five-point plan would enable poor countries to take action to prevent the spread of the…
50 suspected cholera cases every hour for five years in Yemen
Covid-19 pandemic poses new challenge to country already devastated by war With a recent upsurge in fighting in Yemen, the forthcoming rainy season and tightening of borders due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, there’s no end in sight to the daily toll of death, disease and displacement five years after the conflict escalated, Oxfam warned…