Emergencies

West Africa food crisis
Emergency | Feb 08, 2012
West Africa is in the grip of a food crisis, with a deadly combination of drought, poor harvests, and skyrocketing food prices that has placed more than 18 million people at risk of hunger and malnutrition.

East Africa food crisis
Emergency | Jul 18, 2011
Though the rain has started to fall, emergency conditions for millions of people affected by a severe drought and food crisis are expected to persist well into 2012.

2011 El Salvador floods
Emergency | Jul 01, 2011
In October 2011, a torrential, nine-day storm caused massive flooding, but Oxfam's decade-long investment in El Salvador deepened the capacity of partners and communities to care for their own.

Haiti earthquake
Emergency | Oct 31, 2010
On January 12, 2010 a major earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince causing catastrophic destruction in the western hemisphere's most impoverished nation.

Conflict in Darfur
Emergency | Oct 30, 2010
In what many consider the largest humanitarian emergency in the world, millions are living in crowded camps or on the edges of towns and villages.

Pakistan floods
Emergency | Oct 29, 2010
For the second year, massive floods are inundating millions of acres of land in Pakistan. Oxfam is rushing aid to the region, supporting search-and-rescue, planning food distribution, and supplying clean water and sanitation facilities.

Saving Lives 24/7
Emergency | Feb 24, 2010
Oxfam is helping people survive catastrophes like hurricanes and earthquakes, and the dangerous upheavals of war. Learn about Saving Lives 24/7.

War in Afghanistan
Emergency | Feb 22, 2010
Some progress has been made in Afghanistan, but continued conflict and insecurity have added to the hardships that make it one of the poorest countries in the world.

Conflict in DRC
Emergency | Nov 17, 2009
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has cost nearly 5.4 million lives. Many have fled to neighboring countries or temporary camps, and government stability is fragile.

Disaster risk reduction
Emergency | Nov 15, 2009
Responding to disasters is a crucial part of Oxfam's humanitarian mission. But finding ways to help communities prepare for and prevent natural events from becoming full-scale disasters is at the cutting edge of our work.