Blogs & Stories

Countries in the Horn of Africa are enduring severe hunger, with near-famine conditions in some areas, due to conflict, climate-induced weather shocks (flooding in some countries, drought in others) and…

by Oxfam | February 28, 2022

As I leaned over, I felt a tug on my headscarf, which led me to believe that I was stuck. Very stuck. At that very moment, my long dress was equally…

by Oxfam Canada | June 14, 2018

For the first time in more than a decade, the United Nations reported a sharp increase in hunger around the world. Reacting to the news, Oxfam International’s executive director Winnie…

by Luna Allison | September 19, 2017

When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for this young mother and her four children. It was also terrifying. Sylvie’s days became…

by Oxfam Canada | June 19, 2017

Does this sound familiar: You rush to use the ladies room during the intermission, thinking you will beat the crowd, only to find that an incredibly long lineup has already…

by Melanie Gallant and Victoria Hopkins | November 18, 2016

Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years. The El Niño weather system, exacerbated by climate change, comes off the back of 12-18 months of erratic or failed rains.…

by Oxfam Canada | June 8, 2016

The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development Conference when it kicks off in Addis next week.  They would rather not put…

by oxfamcanada | July 7, 2015

Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Rosario’s story The Santa Rosa Community is made up of around 30 families, including Rosario’s. They live about 50 km from Guayaramerín in…

by oxfamcanada | March 1, 2015

Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Langgin's story Langgin is 20 years old and has lived in the farming community of Bagumbayan in the south island of Mindanao in…

by oxfamcanada | February 28, 2015

by Winnie Byanyima In the five years since global leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, a lot has changed, and too much has stayed the same. Climate change…

by oxfamcanada | September 22, 2014

Kellogg has announced it is stepping up to address climate change in a very big way. It has committed to reduce harmful emissions across both its supply chain and operations,…

by oxfamcanada | August 13, 2014

No company is too big to listen to its customers. When enough of us speak out, companies listen. Last year more than 400,000 of you called on companies to do…

by oxfamcanada | May 20, 2014

by Yeb Sano Typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm to ever make landfall, devastated my homeland. Three days later I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland.…

by oxfamcanada | March 26, 2014

by Duncan Green When I get into my car in London, I step into a system designed to get me safely from A to B. It has seat belts, airbags,…

by oxfamcanada | March 25, 2014

This weekend, thousands of people marched at the UN climate talks in Warsaw, to send the message that we must stop climate change now. Among the people gathered was a…

by oxfamcanada | November 18, 2013

by Al Kinley, Oxfam Great Britain Digital campaigner I’ve just arrived at the annual UN climate change talks. Here, governments from around the world come to try and work out…

by oxfamcanada | November 11, 2013