Emergencies
When disaster strikes around the world, Oxfam and our partners move quickly to provide life-saving assistance to those in need. Once the immediate danger has passed, we work to rebuild lives and reduce the risk of future disasters.
Conflict in Darfur
This ongoing conflict—in its fifth year—has driven millions from their homes. The latest from Sudan and Chad. Latest update: January 2008 more »
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Global Food Crisis
Oxfam is factoring higher food prices into the work we do at many different levels. In our humanitarian response, we are already employing a broad range of tools adapted to local conditions. more »
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2008 Myanmar Cyclone
Oxfam's partners are providing life-saving support to some of the 2.5 million people in need of aid following the cyclone that hit Myanmar on May 3. Latest Update: June 2008 more »
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2008 China Earthquake
Oxfam has launched an emergency action plan to help survivors of the most devastating earthquake to strike China in three decades. Latest Update: June 2008 more »
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Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
Oxfam is providing water, sanitation, and public health outreach to people who have fled the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and have sought safety in camps and villages in the eastern part of the country. We are working in the regions of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri. Latest update: July 2008 more »
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Struggle in Somalia
Oxfam has been working in Somalia since the mid 1960s. A conflict that flared in early 2007 exacerbated a crisis stemming from drought and floods the year before. Through local organizations, Oxfam has been helping to improve water supplies and sanitation, provide food and basic household necessities, and offer cash-for-work programs. more »
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U.S. Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery
In 2005, back-to-back hurricanes devastated wide swaths of Louisiana and Mississippi. Today, countless people are still struggling to rebuild. Oxfam is working to ensure fairness in the recovery for low-income and vulnerable communities. Latest update: August 2008 more »
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Beyond the Media Spotlight
Millions of people around the world are caught in conflicts, droughts, floods, and other crises that never make headline news. Ethiopia is experiencing more than one such "forgotten emergency." Latest update: Jan. 2007
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Other Recent and Ongoing Emergencies
Oxfam has responded to other emergencies around the world, including:
- Crisis in Georgia
- 2008 Mozambique Floods
- 2007 Bangladesh Cyclone
- 2007 Peru Earthquake
- 2007 Indonesia Flood
- 2006 Indonesia Earthquake
- 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
- War in Afghanistan
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- 2005 West Africa Food Crisis
- War in Iraq
- 2006 Conflict in Guinea-Bissau
- 2005 Pakistan Earthquake
