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Darfur peacekeeping force still short of members, basic equipment
One year after its deployment, a lack of resources is contributing to increased violence, suffering, and displacement.
With wood scarce in Darfur, a new stove promises good things for women and the environment
Fuel-efficient stoves that burn less wood will benefit both women in Darfur and the environment there.
When water speaks
When 16 aid agencies were expelled from Darfur in March 2009, Oxfam America stepped in with programs to protect the health and well-being of hundreds of ...
What’s in a stove?
In Darfur, fuel-efficient stoves benefit the environment and much more.
Darfur Crisis Fact Sheet
An overview of the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan
The next 12 months will be critical for the future of Sudan. As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace ...
Field Report from Southern Sudan
Smart Development in Practice Series
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Bold commitment to innovation
Le Ngoc Thach made a commitment–and a guarantee–to help farmers grow more rice.
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 ...
What Happened at the G20?
Initial analysis of the London summit
Oxfam outlines four stepping stones to the G20's 'new world order'
Prone to fierce storms, Bangladesh works to improve its preparedness
A native of Bangladesh, Latif Khan has lived through many cyclones—and has spent much of his professional life working on ways to help prevent the death and ...
Take Action: Global Food Crisis
Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
Oil spill presents array of threats to Gulf Coast
Oxfam supports community efforts to respond to the spill.
Instead of tea: Respect
A savings group in Senegal breeds entrepreneurs and independence on just a few cents a week.
Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
MySpace Announces Second Annual Rock for Darfur
Proceeds Will Benefit Oxfam's Work in Darfur
Travelling down West Salvation Road
Travel in Darfur requires patience and time. Often, riding on the back of a donkey is the most reliable way to get where you want to go.
Step into the world where food is often scarce and difficult decisions have to be made every day.
Multi-agency report reveals disparity in living conditions for Louisianans
Oxfam reaction to WTO judgment on US cotton subsidies
New report reveals shared experiences of African Americans and Latinos
His childhood lost to war, teenager starts new life in Congo
A former child soldier, this young man now supports himself as a furniture-maker in a small shop in Goma.
Microinsurance builds resilience after tsunami
Fishing families in Andhra Pradesh, India are relying on microinsurance to keep them out of debt to money lenders and help them save a little of what they earn.
The Coir Industry in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka
A tsunami research journal article
Improving livelihoods after disasters
Tsunami research brief: Studies of paddy agriculture and the coconut fiber industry in Sri Lanka point to ways aid providers can help improve incomes.
Just a boy: meeting child soldiers in eastern Congo
Humanitarian press officer Rebecca Wynn reports from eastern Congo, where a wave of violence has forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes since ...
Zimbabwe: hopes for a better 2009
A new year's celebration hardly masks the troubles countless people face in a country crippled by hyperinflation and a cholera outbreak.
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