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“I’ve experienced going to bed without eating anything and it’s really painful.” 33-year-old Rasmiya sits on the…
Months after marking four years of devastating war, South Sudan has reached another critical point: more South…
Lucinda, Jine, Chipililo, Hendrina, Alice, and Sekechina pass the mechanical parts of the borehole back, hand to…
Right now, millions of families around the world are facing severe food shortages, fleeing their homes in…
For the first time in more than a decade, the United Nations reported a sharp increase in…
Partners and community define our humanitarian work. Her excitement was contagious. Renata Dia stood at the base…
Yemen’s human-made catastrophe is forcing people to make stark live or die choices.Yemenis, already on the tipping…
What do words like “food insecurity” and “famine” actually mean? Our graphic below explains. And when it…
For every eligible donation made by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities between March 17th and June…
Written by María José Agejas, journalist in the Communication Department of Oxfam Intermón. Jean Robert looks around,…
Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years. The El Niño weather system, exacerbated by climate…
While President Obama's visit has put Havana in the spotlight, more remote communities are preparing for earthquakes…
I’m very lucky to work for Oxfam Canada. Sometimes I travel to remarkable places and meet extraordinary…
By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two years.…
Somalia hasn’t been in the news much in the past couple of years – which is largely…
An end to the fighting would go a long way toward solving the challenges so many families…
Eid is upon us. But it doesn’t feel like Eid. Fighting in Yemen has not ceased throughout…
The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development Conference…
By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the country…
1. As of today, many people are still in dire need.The earthquake that struck Nepal on April…
By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and CampaignsKathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The densely populated…
“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know we…
An Oxfam staff worker has written a blog about what life has been like in Yemen for…
Why is Oxfam calling for a World Tax Summit? by Winnie Byanyima As the World Economic Forum…
By Winnie Byanyima This year, global leadership will be tested like never before. Significant progress has been…
Blog by Christine McCartney, Oxfam Ireland Inequality is rising – to the detriment of us all. You…
by Winnie Byanyima As famous footballers from across the globe are competing for the World Cup in…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Recently, a friend of mine almost got into trouble with the US…
by Al KinleyFeeding people doesn’t have to mean feeding climate changeNo company is too big to listen…
by Ed Pomfret New emergencies seem to hit the world on a monthly basis. Right now we…
by Winnie Byanyima After the world was plunged into a financial crisis, back in 2009, G20 leaders…
by Stephanie Burgos, Oxfam America As international negotiations on what constitutes responsible agricultural investment are set to…
The IPCC has presented their latest report on the impacts of climate change on humanity, and what…
by Yeb Sano Typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm to ever make landfall, devastated my homeland. Three days…
Virginia’s story “I see the climate is changing a lot,” says Virginia Ñuñonca, a farmer and community…
by Duncan Green When I get into my car in London, I step into a system designed…
by Steve Cockburn Moussa – not his real name – stood with his last pile of groundnuts,…
by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali as…
by Simon Starling On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle the injustice of…
by Nick Galasso, Oxfam America research and policy advisor It’s time they pay their taxes, stop…
By Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and Raymond Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America Jobs, innovation,…
This week has been action-packed for Oxfam Canada! In addition to preparing the ground work for this…
by Caroline Hooper-Box The G20 – or group of 20 – meets every year to discuss key…
by Victoria Marzilli Two months. That is all it took for chocolate lovers and social justice…
Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge swathes…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America How much food does your household go through in a week?…
Oxfam and 100 allies in the United Kingdom have launched a new campaign targeting the G8 summit…
This post was originally published on Canadian Living on May 9, 2012 Between choices of flowers…
Blair Redlin For many people around the globe, February 14 is a day to invest time and…
By Caroline Gluck I wasn’t looking forward to returning to Haiti. Two years ago, I was one…
by Yohanka Valdés Despite the social transformations that have contributed to advancing women’s rights in Cuba…
Putting food on the table can be a challenge for many people and families around the…
by Lauren Ravon The first of a series of Big Food Conversations organized by Oxfam Canada…
Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada’s Executive Director, reports from the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, taking…
The United Nations have unpacked the bunting and draped the decorations around Durban, South Africa, for…
The G20 summit is over. Furious final negotiations occupied Friday morning, with journalists peddling rumours and…
If the measures championed by Oxfam, some other international organizations and some individual countries had been…
Check out Oxfam’s news release today for an infuriating story. We added up the cuts to aid…
By now the pictures are all over the world. What is more de rigeur for the…
On Monday I was demonstrating in the streets of Nice. The demo was large by Canadian standards,…
I want to thank everyone who joined us in celebrating GROW week. You have made it…
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is holding its 37th annual session in Rome this…
On Sunday, October 16th World Food Day, community members gathered at the Saskatoon Farmers market to…
Rarely do world leaders set their sights on issues that really count for people living in…
Oxfam Canada’s Program Development Department had its semi-annual team meeting last week. As for any work…
I have the coolest job. This week, I got to attend the McGill Conference on Food…
by Hunter Moyes If I had chosen to pursue an academic distinction, political or environmental science…
Last week, I committed to taking our World Food Challenge, as part of GROW Week (October…
Unlike Oliver Twist, most of us live fortunate lives because food, glorious food is everywhere. Hey,…
A little over a year ago and a half ago, I worked closely with dozens of other…
The prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, was the first world leader to sign the new Charter…
by Jennifer Brammer Oxfam Canada volunteers in PEI recently helped to raise money for our East Africa…
by Jo Salilba de Chery Susan Tomovcik has convinced her community to dig deep. Deep enough…
By Jo Salilba de Chery When we arrived at The Old Spaghetti Factory for its 40th Anniversary…
by Robert Fox The first families moved into Ifo II yesterday. Finally. For the families, this…
by Robert Fox There is no famine in Ethiopia but there are growing numbers of hungry…
by Robert Fox Flying low over Ethiopia, I am reminded how beautiful a country it is:…
by Jolene Cushman When you start talking to people about food, they always have lots to…
In the past few years, stories in the media about rising or fluctuating food prices have consistently…
As many as 12 million people in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia stand at the epicentre of the…
Vaccines were in the news this week after donors pledged a whopping US$4.3 billion over five years…
From 12:00-1:00 PM on June 1st, Oxfam volunteers turned downtown Saskatoon into a hub of learning, engaging…
Only a few hours after our campaign report was released, a major biofuels lobby group put out…
At Oxfam, we aren’t shy about speaking out. But we are very careful to back up what…
By Lauren Ravon Policy Advisor Oxfam Canada has decided to put women front and center in its…
by Michelle Gentile Donor Stewardship Officer There are so many actions that we, as Canadians, can take…
By Robert Fox Executive Director As I was strolling through the Ottawa farmers’ market, filling my basket…