Oxfam Canada said that over 30 international organizations are calling on governments meeting in Geneva Dec.9 to commit to offering sanctuary to at least 5 per cent of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria currently in neighbouring countries – 180,000 people – by the end of 2015. Call 613-240-3047. Oxfam Canada has pledged funds to … Read more
Efforts to contain the spread of Ebola through poorly implemented mass quarantine of communities in Sierra Leone are causing unnecessary hardship and are at risk of further spreading the deadly disease warned international agency Oxfam. Oxfam said that new quarantines being announced this week in Tonkolili mean now six out of Sierra Leone’s fourteen districts … Read more
Oxfam said it is prepared for a major disaster response in the Philippines after Cyclone Hagupit was upgraded to a Super Typhoon – the same classification as Typhoon Haiyan – which wrought destruction on the country a year ago. The Category 5 rated storm, which has recorded maximum wind speeds of more than 300km/h, was … Read more
All countries must use the COP 20 Summit in Lima to resolve the impasse over “climate finance,” and make success possible at the critical Paris talks in December 2015, said Oxfam. In a new report, “Breaking the Standoff”, Oxfam details how current pledges are out of step with the magnitude of need in developing countries … Read more
In response to the UN’s candid announcement that its December 1 Ebola target will not be met, Oxfam’s Ebola response lead, Vincent Koch said: “Oxfam welcomes the UN’s candid assessment of progress in the fight against Ebola. Knowing where we are in this fight is essential if we are to move forward. A clear and public plan … Read more
Despite the G20 Leaders’ recognition of the short and long term consequences of Ebola, the lack of urgency and specific commitments in the G20 Leaders’ Brisbane Statement on Ebola means that there is a real risk that the UN target of 70 per cent of cases being treated and 70 per cent of burials being conducted … Read more
Oxfam’s report ahead of the G20, Turn the Tide: Why the G20 must act on rising inequality, shows that in the past year, the total wealth in the G20 increased by US $17 trillion, but the richest one per cent of people in the G20 captured a staggering US $6.2 trillion of this wealth – … Read more
Hundreds of local volunteers are helping Oxfam to provide support and information to more than 400,000 people living in Ebola-affected communities in West Africa to stop the spread of the disease. Trusted community-based health volunteers supported by Oxfam are going door-to-door in parts of Sierra Leone and Liberia to educate families about how the Ebola virus … Read more
An alliance of 100 organizations from across the country has called for a federal election debate focused on women in 2015. Speaking at a morning press conference on Parliament Hill, YWCA Canada, the Native Women’s Association of Canada and Oxfam Canada said women’s rights must be an election issue, and called on all federal parties … Read more
Oxfam Canada said Oct. 31 marks the half way point in the UN’s Ebola response plan for West Africa which aims to bring the outbreak under control by the end of November. “Since Oct 1st, we have seen some positive and encouraging steps. For example, pledges have reached almost $1 billion and the World Health … Read more
