COVID-19
Oxfam is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting and advocating for the most vulnerable people here in the United States and around the globe.
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Oxfam works with local organizations and governments to save lives in emergencies and reduce future disaster risks. A key focus: help local partners strengthen their skills as first responders and as advocates for a more secure future. You can help.
Southern Africa Cyclones
Two successive cyclones hit southern Africa within 6 weeks of each other, and Oxfam is responding with clean water, sanitation, and hygiene support to avert cholera and other water-borne diseases.
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Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the storm exposed deep veins of poverty, and left the island in a fragile state. Oxfam is helping to build back stronger.
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Global refugee crisis
Make a difference in the lives of refugees seeking safety in the US and for people fighting poverty in 90 countries around the world.
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Yemen crisis
Yemen is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. More than three years of fighting have caused an economic collapse and a severe cholera epidemic that endanger millions of people.
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Locally led disaster response
Oxfam is responding to major emergencies around the world, and we are also helping lead a movement to shift more power, skills, and funds into the hands of local humanitarians.
Learn moreSaving 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.
Your donation in action
Thanks to your generosity, Oxfam is there right away when disaster strikes—and can stay for the long term to help people rebuild and recover. Here are some of the ways your dollars support families in need.
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StoryOxfam’s COVID-19 pandemic response leans on water and hygiene work
Global crisis demands a global response and attention to most vulnerable to head off worst of coronavirus.
StoryYemen bracing for COVID-19 pandemic
A country already devastated by war, and enduring an on-going cholera crisis, is facing a new challenge.
StoryOur COVID-19 humanitarian response must move beyond borders
An unprecedented pandemic calls for a response that engages with local experts and communities, carried out with a sense of shared humanity.
StoryMusicians band together to raise money for Oxfam’s COVID-19 relief efforts
Online benefit concert supports response work to protect and advocate for the most vulnerable people around the globe.
Story“They came with the wind from over the mountains” Desert locusts destroy crops, pasture in Ethiopia
In an area already suffering from drought and other weather shocks, farmers and herders struggle to survive an upsurge in desert locusts.
StoryWon't get fooled again
Congress should focus on protecting workers and the most vulnerable, not subsidizing giant corporations.