Women won’t be paid as much as men for another 75 years. That’s according to a report released by Oxfam International, which urges G20 leaders to tackle gender inequality when they meet in Australia later this year. The report, co-published with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, is being released as the Business 20 (B20) – one of … Read more
On the 3rd anniversary of South Sudan’s independence Oxfam warns the humanitarian crisis is spiralling out of control as funds dry up. More information is available online. Call 613-237-5236 x 2215.
WorldPride is taking place in Toronto from June 20-29th, and Oxfam will be hosting eight LGBTI activists who are making history in Cuba, Mozambique, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Call 613-858-2658.
The “Big 10” food and beverage companies are both highly vulnerable to climate change and major contributors to the problem. Together they emit so much greenhouse gas that, if they were a single country, they would be the 25th most polluting in the world – yet Oxfam Canada says they’re not doing nearly enough to … Read more
Oxfam Canada issued a release regarding a cholera alert in South Sudan. The full release is available online. Call 613-237-5236 x 2215.
Urgent government action is needed to secure food and income for thousands of farmers and fisher men and women affected by typhoon Haiyan, said Oxfam and local partners. This call comes at the six month mark since Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda), the strongest typhoon to ever make landfall, hit the Philippines, affecting the lives of … Read more
On welcoming UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon‘s visit to South Sudan, Oxfam’s country director Cecilia Millan said: “South Sudan is rapidly deteriorating into an acute humanitarian crisis. The fighting has forced people away from their land and ways of making a living. If the conflict does not end soon then people will be unable to plant for the next … Read more
Strong new agricultural investment rules are needed to protect small-holder farmers, Oxfam said. Big agricultural companies need a “gold standard” set of global rules to guide their investments after a new Oxfam report shows that even supposedly “responsible” deals can hurt poor local farmers. Oxfam’s Smallholders at Risk report is aimed at the UN’s Committee on World Food Security that … Read more
The safety of seven million people in South Sudan is rapidly deteriorating. Oxfam said the Government of South Sudan and parties to the conflict must immediately agree to a ceasefire. The international community needs to step up efforts to help stop the conflict and saves lives with a massive injection of emergency aid. Oxfam has … Read more
Oxfam said that climate change could push back the fight against hunger by decades but our global food system is woefully unprepared to cope with the challenge. The warning comes as governments gather in Japan to agree on a major new scientific report, which is expected to show that the impacts of climate change on … Read more
