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Guatemalan government continues to ignore ruling of human rights commission
Public events put spotlight on non-compliance with precautionary measures recommendation.
Guatemalan human rights and environmental advocates under threat
Oxfam calls on government to ensure safety of CALAS officials and investigate origins of death threats.
Women living with uncertainty and high food prices
The constant rise in the price of staples affects women in El Salvador on a daily basis. With gardens, some women have found a way to ease the burden.
Saving lives: Oxfam partners take center stage
Oxfam invests in the strengths of local communities and partners. When rainfall from a tropical depression triggered a massive emergency in El Salvador, our ...
Crises in a New World Order: Challenging the humanitarian project
The growing number of vulnerable people, the rise in disasters, and the failure to put most fragile states on the path to development, will significantly ...
Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ...
At the heart of the El Salvador flood response: partnership
When a major storm strikes El Salvador, preparedness and local partnerships make all the difference.
Indigenous Maya people in western Guatemala are calling on the government to suspend operations at the Marlin Mine, and investigate violent human rights ...
Landslide compounds Mexico's flood disaster
Beyond Sudan's big day
What next for one of the least developed places on earth?
The new adaptation marketplace
Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Standing at the pump, watching the numbers tick away, do you ever wonder where the money goes? People on the other end of the pipeline are wondering too.
Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help.
Oxfam America has pioneered an alternative microfinance model called Saving for Change, which self-replicates on a large scale and at a low cost, serving those ...
Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast
Oxfam warns of potential regional crisis as thousands flee Ivory Coast
Thousands pour over Ivory Coast border, with more on the way
Saving for Change members celebrate International Women’s Day
In El Salvador, opportunities to save and invest in small businesses come with training and reflection on food.
Risk of another forgotten emergency in Africa as thousands flee Ivory Coast violence
The statistics of gender violence in El Salvador
More that 15 percent of all Salvadorans don't consider acts of sexual violence a crime, according to a public opinion poll about gender-based violence.
One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
"La Ruta del Arte" an artistic way to prevent gender-based violence
Music, dance, theatre, and painting help teach young people how to stop violence against women and girls in El Salvador.
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
A source of income, funded by savings
Women in Central America are leading efforts to reduce poverty, the overall purpose of the Millennium Development Goals, through participation in Oxfam ...
Sewing for Change
Women from small savings groups win their share of a national bid.
Waiting for justice
In Peru, indigenous people are awaiting legislation that would uphold their rights—rights to be consulted about oil, gas, mining, and other economic ...
What Happened at the G20?
Initial analysis of the London summit
G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.
Oxfam outlines four stepping stones to the G20's 'new world order'
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