Emergencies

When disaster strikes around the world, Oxfam and our partners move quickly to provide life-saving assistance to those in need. Once the immediate danger has passed, we work to rebuild lives and reduce the risk of future disasters.

Conflict in Pakistan

As fighting intensifies in northwest Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have fled their homes. Oxfam is working to provide essentials to the people in greatest need. more »

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Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is in the grip of a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands of people. Oxfam has been responding to the growing crisis since October. more »

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Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

Oxfam is providing water, sanitation, and public health outreach to people who have fled the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and have sought safety in camps and villages in the eastern part of the country. We are working in the regions of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri. Latest update: November 2008 more »

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Conflict in Darfur

This ongoing conflict—in its fifth year—has driven millions from their homes. The latest from Sudan and Chad. Latest update: March 2009 more »

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Global Food Crisis

Oxfam is factoring higher food prices into the work we do at many different levels. In our humanitarian response, we are already employing a broad range of tools adapted to local conditions. more »

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Struggle in Somalia

Oxfam has been working in Somalia since the mid 1960s. A conflict that flared in early 2007 exacerbated a crisis stemming from drought and floods the year before. Through local organizations, Oxfam has been helping to improve water supplies and sanitation, provide food and basic household necessities, and offer cash-for-work programs. more »

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US Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery

In 2005, back-to-back hurricanes devastated wide swaths of Louisiana and Mississippi. Today, countless people are still struggling to rebuild. Oxfam is working to ensure fairness in the recovery for low-income and vulnerable communities. Latest update: August 2008 more »

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Beyond the Media Spotlight

Millions of people around the world are caught in conflicts, droughts, floods, and other crises that never make headline news. Ethiopia is experiencing more than one such "forgotten emergency." Latest update: Jan. 2007