Oxfam

• Canada adds $485M in global effort to bring coronavirus aid to poor countries

  Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the announcement "is a promise to help other countries when we will be able to do so."

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020
  
• Civilians in Yemen caught in the middle as crisis worsens

  The Houthi administration suspended all UN and humanitarian flights into Sanaa on Sept. 9.

  World

  Sep 26, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic could push 122 million to brink of starvation: Oxfam

  The report said mass unemployment, disruption to food production and declining aid as a result of the pandemic could push an estimated 122 million people to the brink of starvation this year.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2020
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• Nearly half a billion people may end up in poverty due to coronavirus crisis: report

  Under the most serious scenario - a 20% contraction in income - the number of people living in extreme poverty would rise by 434 million people to 922 million worldwide.

  World

  Apr 8, 2020
• World’s richest 2,000 people control more money than poorest 4.6 billion: Oxfam

  In a report released ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam said it estimated that unpaid care work by women added at least $10.8 trillion a year in value to the world economy -- three times more than the tech industry.

  Economy

  Jan 19, 2020
• Pope Francis condemns the ‘greed of a few’ that widens poverty divide

  He later invited hundreds of needy, including migrants, to dine with him in a Vatican hall.

  World

  Nov 17, 2019
• Justin Trudeau is putting his record on women’s issues at risk

  Justin Trudeau usually marks International Women’s Day with a grand public gesture. This year, Canada's self-proclaimed 'feminist' PM is fighting to preserve his legacy.

  Commentary

  Mar 6, 2019
• World’s richest 26 billionaires own as much money as 3.8 billion poorest people: Oxfam

  Billionaire fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year — or $2.5 billion a day.

  Economy

  Jan 20, 2019
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• Stories of refugees come to life in new exhibit visiting Vancouver

  The award-winning exhibition, Museum Without A Home, is full of items donated from refugees around the world and is coming to Vancouver this Thursday.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Oxfam’s sexual abuse scandal in Haiti prompts CEO’s resignation

  The deputy CEO of the British charity Oxfam stepped down Monday amid a sexual abuse scandal stemming back to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

  World

  Feb 12, 2018