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Ukraine: After Six Months, the Impact of War Continues Devastating Lives
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response
  • Refugees and Internal Displacement
  • Violence Against Women and Girls

The war has devastated Ukraine while people in the most vulnerable corners of the world continue feeling its catastrophic ripple effects.

by Oxfam | August 24, 2022

A group of people of diverse ages, genders and races wearing winter clothes stand in a crowd on a highway, several of whom are on their cell phones. Behind them are dozens of vehicles. Some parked at the side of the road and some are at a standstill on the road itself. There are several roadside signs. Some are billboards and some are directional signs.

The Greatest Challenge to Humanitarian Work: Funding
  • Climate Change
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response
  • Hunger
  • Refugees and Internal Displacement

Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high worldwide, but woeful underfunding hinders humanitarian action.

by Oxfam Canada | August 19, 2022

A group of dark-skinned women wearing head scarves and long dresses gather around an outdoor water distribution point. A female humanitarian worker wearing a grey vest with a green Oxfam logo fills jerry cans with water.

4 Links Between the War in Ukraine and the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis
  • Climate Change
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response
  • Hunger

The economic impacts of the war in Ukraine – including unprecedented food and energy price inflation – are being felt by the most vulnerable in our deeply unequal world.

by Oxfam Canada | April 26, 2022

People are walking on a paved road, and two cars are parked in the distance. None of the people are facing the camera. Most of them seem to be women and children, wearing winter clothing and carrying bags. The main focus of the photograph is three people featured in the front centre, not facing the camera. A woman in blue jeans and a blue jean jacket carries a brown purse and two big reusable supermarket bags. Two boys wearing navy blue winter coats and winter boots are to her right. The shortest one holds both the woman’s hands and the taller boy’s hands.

Climate, Conflict and COVID-19 Crisis in the Horn of Africa
  • Climate Change
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response
  • Hunger
  • Water

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

A man with dark skin and brown eyes stands in the centre of a large herd of thin, ailing camels whose hip bones are protruding. The man, who is very thin himself, is looking at us directly and wears a plaid shirt, dark pants and prayer beads and carries a walking stick.

I’m in the Right Place with Oxfam
  • Emergency Response
  • Violence Against Women and Girls

Karen Sander, the Chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, traveled to Bangladesh with senior and program staff from Oxfam. This is her story.

by Karen Sander | December 2, 2021

Millions Facing Humanitarian Catastrophe in Northern Ethiopia
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response

Close to seven million need humanitarian assistance across Tigray, Amhara and Afar communities in Ethiopia.

by Oxfam | November 12, 2021

A dark-skinned woman wearing a colourful head scarf and a long floral dress holds a toddler on her front and carries a sleeping baby on her back. She's standing outside, looking to our left, surrounded by dry bushes and branches against a pale blue, cloudy sky.

India hit by devastating wave of COVID-19

Emergency Response

India is experiencing a deadly wave of coronavirus deaths, and hospitals are unable to meet the demand for treatment.

by Oxfam Canada | April 28, 2021

Man in red Oxfam shirt with back turned to camera carrying a box of food and water to migrant works stranded on truck in background.

A Forgotten Conflict: Yemen Six Years Later
  • Conflict and War
  • Emergency Response

After six years of war, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

by Oxfam Canada | March 25, 2021

Collage of images of Hanan. Left to right. Woman in black dress, blue hijab and her daughter in white dress in beige tent with mattress, fan, pillow sitting on ground. Image of Ammar bin Yasser Internally Displaced People camp with makeshift tents and building behind. Woman sitting on floor washing dishes. Woman hugging daughter.

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