Emergencies

When disaster strikes, Oxfam works with a global network of local organizations to address urgent humanitarian needs and protect lives. You can offer lifesaving support now.

Flash Flooding in Nuwakot District, Nepal.

Nepal flooding appeal

Oxfam is working with local partners to supply emergency hygiene kits and water purification solutions for households in the hardest-hit district of Nepal. But we urgently need funding to scale up our response and reach people with temporary shelter, clean water, and sanitation and hygiene kits.

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Middle East Crisis Appeal

Oxfam is working with partners to provide lifesaving aid to the most vulnerable communities affected by the escalating violence in the Middle East, providing food, clean water and sanitation, hygiene and menstrual kits, and more.

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Gaza emergency appeal

Oxfam is urgently seeking funds to assist people in Gaza. Our response will include providing people with clean water, sanitation and hygiene items, rehabilitation of water and wastewater networks that have been destroyed in recent bombing, and food and other essential household items for people who have lost their homes or their incomes.

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Ebola outbreak in DRC

Oxfam’s Ebola response in Ituri and North Kivu is focused on public health promotion and supporting community-led solutions to break the chain of transmission.

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In an ongoing operation, volunteers and rescue workers in Caracas are clearing rubble in search of victims.

Venezuela earthquake appeal

Two major earthquakes have struck Venezuela, leaving communities in need of lifesaving support. Oxfam is working alongside local partner organizations to identify urgent needs and support a response focused on clean water, sanitation, hygiene, protection, and psychosocial support.

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Sudan displacement crisis

Nearly 3 million people have sought refuge in South Sudan, Chad, and neighboring countries because of conflict. This displacement crisis has been compounded by the recent declaration of famine in the two besieged cities of El Fasher and Kadugli. Oxfam and partners are providing clean water, toilets, bathing facilities, and distributing food and cash to families in need.

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Colombia earthquake response

Oxfam and local partners are continuing to assess the situation and mounting a response based on community needs focusing on Chocó and Buenaventura. Our response includes sanitation, hygiene, and community protection services.

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Saving lives 24/7

Some disasters can’t be prevented—or imagined in advance. But as soon as they strike, Oxfam needs to be ready to respond. Lives depend on it.

Your gift to Oxfam’s Saving Lives 24/7 Fund will go directly toward our emergency work, present and future, so that when crises erupt, we're ready to spring into action.

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Stories & updates

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How to help Gaza

Here are some of the best ways to support and donate to help people in Gaza recover from the conflict.

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A humanitarian’s view from Syria

For World Humanitarian Day, an Oxfam Syria staff member reflects on resilience, recovery, and why solidarity still matters.