World Humanitarian Day: Why humanitarian action matters when people are forced to flee
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Summer 2026: Compounding Climate Disasters
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Why Rich Polluters Should Pay for the Climate Crisis
Canadians are paying more—and getting less. Wildfires are forcing families from their homes. Heatwaves are becoming…
It’s Time to End All Israeli Hostilities in Lebanon
Photo Credit: Christian Harb Despite a ceasefire being in place since early March, the Israeli military…
Aid must change. Here’s who should tell us how.
Hamida and Samina Begum measure out rice at food bank–supported by Oxfam partner SKS–in a flood-prone…
Make Rich Polluters Pay
While people around the world are wondering whether they have cooking gas tomorrow and are feeling…
Myths about Tax Freedom Day – Debunked!
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When Water Returns, Communities Begin to Recover
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Ebola Outbreak 2026: What you need to know
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Donors slash funding to Yemen by half to 25 US cents a day per person in need
Catastrophic impact of cuts to funding already being felt Donors have given the equivalent of 25 US cents per day for each of the 24.3 million people in need in Yemen, about half the amount given last year, Oxfam warned today. The dramatic cut comes despite COVID-19 heaping further challenges on a country already suffering…
Oxfam Canada applauds Canadian leadership to end COVID everywhere and build back better
Ottawa – Today the Prime Minster made substantive commitments to advance the fight against COVID-19 around the world and to fuel investment and action by other nations. “We applaud Canada’s leadership at the UN General Assembly, announcing $400 million in new international assistance funding to support some of the most vulnerable communities and countries in the…
Oxfam Canada welcomes commitments to feminist green recovery in Throne Speech
OTTAWA – Oxfam Canada applauds the government’s commitments to an intersectional feminist and green response to COVID-19 in the latest Throne Speech. Some of the major highlights include: The promise to establish a pan-Canadian childcare system, and investing in the care sector through providing more accessible long-term care solutions for seniors and supporting care workers…
Carbon emissions of richest 1 per cent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity
The richest one per cent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth, according to a new report released by Oxfam today. The report, ‘Confronting Carbon Inequality’,…