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.
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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Puerto Rico recovery
Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria (2017), earthquakes in 2019, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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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.
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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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What’s a people’s vaccine, and how can we get one?
Here are five things we need to do in order to get a universally available and affordable vaccine to help end the COVID-19 pandemic
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One month after Beirut blast, rebuilding out of reach for many families
Thousands struggle to put food on the table and afford such basics as windows and doors.
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Air raids hit hospitals and water systems in Yemen with US-built weapons. Then COVID-19 arrived.
Yemenis are fleeing conflict and struggling to survive hunger, cholera, and COVID-19, while humanitarian funding is running out.
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Oxfam, ACLU, and Texas Civil Rights Project file lawsuit to protect unaccompanied minors’ right to seek asylum
After recent important legal victories that provide protection to child refugees the administration attempted to send back into harm’s way, Oxfam and our partners are taking this fight a step further: to ensure that no children can be expelled in violation of their basic human rights.
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Citizens of Beirut struggle to recover from explosion
Volunteers clear the streets, local groups take the lead in recovery
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The deadly price of cheap chicken
During COVID-19, working in a poultry plant means putting your life at risk