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.…
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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…
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Poorest people get less than one cent per day to protect themselves from impacts of climate crisis
Leaders must heed climate strikes and give vulnerable people the tools to survive People living in the poorest countries receive around $3 per year – less than one cent per day – to protect themselves from the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, Oxfam estimates in a new report today ahead of the Climate Action…
6 months after Cyclone Idai: farmers are fainting in fields because of hunger
Six months on from the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Idai in which more than 1,000 people were killed in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, hunger is escalating as the United Nation’s humanitarian response in Mozambique is less than half funded, warned Oxfam. Only 45 per cent of Mozambique’s humanitarian appeal has been funded, while the number…
Oxfam Canada launches new program to promote the rights of women domestic workers in Bangladesh
(Ottawa) Thanks to a contribution of $11.9 million from the Government of Canada, more than 16,000 women domestic workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh will be better empowered and organized to claim their right to decent work, and to access employment that is free from violence. Local women’s rights organizations (WROs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) will…
South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal
One year on from the signing of the peace agreement, millions of South Sudanese remain displaced as the country continues to face a humanitarian crisis and people fear that peace may not last, according to a new report published today. Women, who lead the vast majority of displaced households, may be especially vulnerable, including facing…