Conflict in Darfur

As fighting continues to drive people from their homes in Darfur, we are providing aid - clean water, sanitation, small business trainings and loans, and more - to 340,000 civilians caught in the conflict.

Since early 2003, fighting between armed groups in the Darfur region of western Sudan has forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Fleeing the violence, they have sought safety in overcrowded camps and towns, where aid groups have provided them with food, water, medical care and other basic assistance.

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In Darfur, armed conflict uprooted more than 250,000 people from their towns and villages in 2010. Millions more have been living in temporary camps since the crisis began. The story has faded from the headlines, but the numbers of people affected continues to grow. Oxfam is on the ground in Darfur, providing life-saving assistance every day.
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With clean water, fuel-efficient stoves, and vocational programs, Oxfam America and our Sudanese partners are helping hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict live safer, more dignified lives.
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Darfur Q & A Part 4
Part four of Oxfam's Darfur Q&A series. Mike Delaney, Oxfam's Director of humanitarian response, and Scott Stedjan, our Senior policy advisor, answer your questions.
Darfur Q & A Part 3
Part three of Oxfam's Darfur Q&A series. Mike Delaney, Oxfam's Director of humanitarian response, and Scott Stedjan, our Senior policy advisor, answer your questions.
Darfur Q & A Part 2
Part two of Oxfam's Darfur Q&A series. Mike Delaney, Oxfam's Director of humanitarian response, and Scott Stedjan, our Senior policy advisor, answer your questions.
Darfur Q & A Part 1
Part one of Oxfam's Darfur Q&A series. Mike Delaney, Oxfam's Director of humanitarian response, and Scott Stedjan, our Senior policy advisor, answer your questions.
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South Kordofan crisis – thousands displaced without aid in Sudan

South Kordofan crisis – thousands displaced without aid in Sudan

Oxfam partners have distributed medicine and plastic sheeting for shelters to 1,500 people displaced by the violence.

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A harvest to celebrate

A harvest to celebrate

An Oxfam partner in Darfur is helping boost productivity so farmers in war-torn rural areas can do more with less.

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A health awakening

A health awakening

In the crowded camps of Darfur, community public health promoters are teaching unforgettable lessons about how to protect the health - and lives - of loved ones.

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Women’s dreams come true

Women’s dreams come true

With help from an Oxfam partner, women street vendors in Sudan fight for—and win—their right to earn an income.

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 What’s in a stove?

What’s in a stove?

In Darfur, fuel-efficient stoves benefit the environment and much more.

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A shop of her own

A shop of her own

Oxfam supports programs in Darfur, Sudan, to help women thrive in the marketplace.

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Mending the torn fabric of life in Darfur

Mending the torn fabric of life in Darfur

An Oxfam partner works to create sustainable solutions

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When water speaks

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 thousands of displaced people in the war-torn region.

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Why the women wept

Why the women wept

In Darfur, an Oxfam partner is working to heal the wounds of war.

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Geneva Convention turns 60

Geneva Convention turns 60

New respect needed for international law designed to protect civilians.

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With wood scarce in Darfur, a new stove promises good things for women and the environment

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.

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Darfur peacekeeping force still short of members, basic equipment

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.

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Acronyms of misery

Acronyms of misery

Numbers are easy to forget; faces are not. In Darfur, there are sad stories behind the faceless statistics.

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Overview of the crisis in Darfur

Overview of the crisis in Darfur

It has been more than five years since the crisis erupted in Darfur. Today, millions of people continue to live in fear without adequate protection.

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On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information

On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information

Using familiar tunes, women sing about how to avoid fatal diseases in a crowded camp for displaced people in Darfur.

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Darfur video Q & A

Darfur video Q & A

We asked Oxfam supporters to tell us what they wanted to know about the crisis in Darfur—and received an overwhelming response.

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Five years into the Darfur conflict, looking back

Five years into the Darfur conflict, looking back

Three Oxfam staffers talk about how the situation, and Oxfam's response to it, has changed as the conflict has dragged on.

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In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine

In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine

In Chad, Margaret Asewe worked with some of the first refugees from Darfur. In the summer of 2007, she returned to confront another rainy season and thousands of internally displaced people.

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Darfur five years on: five steps forward

Darfur five years on: five steps forward

Five years since the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, first erupted, 4.5 million people are caught in its grip and are in need of aid. As the violence continues, that number grows.

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Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital

Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital

Oxfam has evacuated its international staff from its N'Djamena office, following the latest upsurge in fighting in the Chadian capital.

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