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- Land grabs push thousands further into poverty
- Feature Story | Sep 22, 2011
- Large-scale land grabs threaten poor communities' access to food. In such deals, small-scale farmers are forced to leave their land, their homes, and their ... More »
- Rape, attack, torture surge in eastern Congo, says new Oxfam survey
- Press Release | Jul 14, 2009
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- Conflict surges in Congo
- Video Link | Apr 24, 2009
- Atrocities are being committed against villagers in remote areas of Eastern Congo, where fighting between the Congolese army and the FDLR rebel group ... More »
- Martina's story
- Video Link | Aug 20, 2008
- Martina Longom campaigned for and helped to build a borehole to make collecting water easier in Caicaoan village, Uganda. More »
- A Fragile Future
- Briefing Paper | Feb 12, 2007
- Why scaling down MONUC too soon could spell disaster for the Congo More »
- Between Hope and Fear in Northern Uganda
- Research Report | Mar 05, 2007
- Challenges on the ground and an urgent need for peace More »
- For a Safer Tomorrow
- Research Report | Sep 29, 2008
- This report, based on Oxfam International's experience in most of the world's conflicts, sets out an ambitious agenda to protect civilians in times of warfare. More »
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2004
- Oxfam Exchange | Apr 03, 2004
- Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights More »
- A perfect storm is driving millions into poverty
- Video Link | Dec 07, 2009
- More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and ... More »
- From Congo with love
- Video Link | Feb 12, 2010
- Photographer Rankin found humanity in abundance on his return to Congo in 2009 when he asked villagers to tell him about the people and things they love. More »
- Thousands of homes burned in new atrocities in Eastern Congo, villagers tell Oxfam
- Press Release | Apr 24, 2009
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- UN-backed military operation in eastern Congo likely to cause widespread suffering for thousands of civilians warns Oxfam
- Press Release | May 13, 2009
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- Take Action: Democratic Republic of Congo
- Campaign Publication | Jul 15, 2008
- According to Jan Egeland, the UN humanitarian chief in DRC from 2003-06, casualties in Congo amount to "a tsunami every month, year in and year out, for the ... More »
- An aid worker's diary from Congo
- Feature Story | Nov 14, 2008
- Helen Hawking, Oxfam's public health coordinator in eastern Congo, relates her day-by-day experiences coping with the crisis. More »
- A health awakening
- Feature Story | Feb 15, 2011
- 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. More »
- Now, the world is without me
- Research Report | Apr 15, 2010
- An investigation of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo More »
- Sexual violence in DR Congo
- Video Link | Mar 06, 2009
- Oxfam's striking short film, shot in eastern Congo in 2008, elevates the stories of women working to overcome brutality and asks viewers to take action by ... More »
- As villagers flee new fighting in Congo, Oxfam works to bring them clean water
- News Update | Jul 14, 2009
- Many are now sheltering with host families and often crowded into single-room houses with poor access to clean water and sanitation. More »
- Waking the Devil
- Briefing Note | Jul 14, 2009
- The impact of forced disarmament on civilians in the Kivus More »
- Oxfam: More than 3 million face death while Berlusconi and the G8 fiddle
- Press Release | Jun 06, 2009
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- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Campaign Publication | Jul 15, 2008
- 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 ... More »
- Ghosts of Christmas past
- Briefing Paper | Dec 13, 2010
- Protecting Congolese civilians from the LRA More »
- 'If only the world would not look away'
- Feature Story | May 05, 2009
- A new wave of atrocities hits villagers as fighting continues between the Congolese army and a rebel group in eastern Congo. More »
- In Congo, women face sexual violence and legacy of shame
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- Spilling beyond the conflict that has swept the region, sexual violence is now beginning to corrode the core of traditional Congolese communities. More »
- Just a boy: meeting child soldiers in eastern Congo
- Feature Story | Nov 10, 2008
- 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 ... More »
- Pumped up: lake water meets the needs of displaced people
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- For families crowded into camps for displaced people in Congo, clean water from Lake Kivu helps prevent the spread of disease. More »
- Rape: one global step toward stopping it
- Feature Story | Sep 29, 2008
- A new bill proposes a five-year strategy to address violence against women in countries around the world, particularly during times of conflict and ... More »
- The war just got closer
- Feature Story | Nov 10, 2008
- 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 ... More »
- Rankin in Congo: 'Their humanity was what I wanted people to notice'
- Feature Story | Feb 12, 2010
- In 2009, celebrity photographer Rankin returned to Congo where he captured the love stories and portraits of people struggling through years of conflict in the ... More »
- People-centered resilience
- Briefing Paper | Nov 16, 2009
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security More »
- Climate change wake-up call
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- 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 ... More »
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