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Environmental activists receive death threats
In Guatemala, a deep-rooted culture of violence limits debate about mining and the environment.
"We are united"
An indigenous Q'eq'chi community in Guatemala struggles to defend its agricultural land.
Bolivian legal research organization firebombed
Oxfam America's South America regional office expressed concern and sympathy regarding the attack on the Centre for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
Slow reconstruction means another cold winter in mountains of Pakistan
Oxfam's partner helps to improve roads and restore livestock for mountain families still struggling to recover from the 2005 earthquake.
Seasonal flooding in Gambella leaves thousands of Ethiopians needing help
When two rivers spilled their banks, the consequences were severe.
Rodolfo Pocop: an indigenous perspective on mining in Guatemala
New economic realities in Central America reveal strong concerns about the future of Mayan culture.
Referendum on Rio Blanco mining project
"Do you agree with having mining activity in the district of Carmen de la Frontera?" This is the question that thousands of citizens will answer on Sunday ...
Oxfam responds to the Bangladesh cyclone
After helping coastal communities evacuate before the storm, Oxfam and our local partners have begun assessing needs and distributing aid.
Oxfam offers water, food, shelter to cyclone survivors in Bangladesh
As coastal residents return to the devastation left by Sidr, Oxfam launches a major relief effort to help people recover.
Oxfam launches emergency action plan in China earthquake zone
Earthquake survivors need clean water, food, medicine, clothing, and blankets.
Oxfam is sending $1 million of relief supplies to China
With water and sanitation services, Oxfam works to help prevent an outbreak of disease among earthquake survivors in China.
Oxfam America denounces death threats against rights advocate in Peru
Calls on the authorities to investigate death threats and intimidation.
In cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh, worst may be yet to come
As Bangladesh begins to recover from Cyclone Sidr, a changing climate means that more disasters lie ahead.
Human rights violations follow the money
Groundbreaking hearings on the responsibility of the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to respect human rights exposes violations related to loans ...
Demand for basic relief goods remains high in China quake zone
Key needs for people include food, water, medical supplies, and shelter.
UN-backed military operation in eastern Congo likely to cause widespread suffering for thousands of civilians warns Oxfam
Drought in Ethiopia brings hardship
Herders and the animals they depend on for survival are suffering through a dry spell.
Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
OXFAMExchange Winter 2003
Mary Robinson on human rights, functional literacy in West Africa, and saving the family farm
OXFAMExchange Fall 2003
Ross Gelbspan on Climate Change, The Fast for a World Harvest Turns 30, Hurricane Mitch Five Years Later
OXFAMExchange Spring 2004
Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights
Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
"My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ...
Outfitted with new limbs, hope returns for 100s wounded in Pakistan quake
A workshop to outfit earthquake survivors in Pakistan with artificial limbs has given many people a new lease on life.
Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
Going organic to cope with a changing climate
To protect their crops from drought and pests, small-scale farmers in The Philippines are pioneering new organic farming techniques.
From drought to floods: nine months in Ethiopia
One of Oxfam America's humanitarian press officers recounts her time in Ethiopia in 2006.
For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers.
Floods in Mexico: Punting in a baseball playground
Hundreds of thousands of people living near Mexico's Gulf Coast were displaced when heavy rains pounded the area and rivers overflowed their banks.
Flood preparedness project protects livelihoods along Mekong River
Oxfam-sponsored program helps farmers and fishers in Cambodia prepare for floods.
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