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
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Myths about Tax Freedom Day – Debunked!
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When Water Returns, Communities Begin to Recover
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MENA billionaires’ wealth increased by $10 billion, enough to pay Beirut blast repair bill
The 21 billionaires in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), all of them men, saw their wealth increase by nearly $10 billion USD since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, almost double the estimated amount required to rebuild Lebanon’s shattered capital, while 45 million more people in the region could be pushed to poverty…
One air raid every 10 days on hospitals, clinics, wells and water tanks throughout Yemen war
COVID-19 quarantine centres reportedly hit in March and April Medical and water infrastructure in Yemen has been hit during air raids almost 200 times since the conflict escalated more than five years ago, Oxfam said today, as the country continued to battle its outbreak of COVID-19. That’s equivalent to one air raid every 10 days…
Crisis in Lebanon: Donations to the Humanitarian Coalition will be matched by the Government of Canada to provide emergency assistance
OTTAWA – The Humanitarian Coalition commends the commitment of the Canadian government to match the donations made to provide assistance to the Lebanese people, after the disaster that devastated the city of Beirut, Lebanon. It is estimated that the explosion on August 4 of a warehouse in the port of Beirut has left at least…
Oxfam prepares response to Beirut explosion
Oxfam is working with local partners to assess how it can help those who have lost their homes and livelihoods in the Beirut explosion on August 4. Oxfam is extremely concerned about the ability of communities in Beirut, and the rest of Lebanon, to recover from the latest crisis. Even before the blast, Lebanon was…