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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How to end the pandemic with a People’s Vaccine
To finally end the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to make vaccines available to everyone, everywhere in the world. Here’s how.
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Massive fire in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps leaves 45,000 people displaced
Oxfam assisting survivors with clean water, soap, emergency latrines
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Fighting and COVID-19 intensifying in Yemen war
Six years since the Saudi- and Emirati-led coalition entered the war in Yemen (with US support), the conflict, a pandemic, and a fuel crisis are pushing families to the brink.
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After 10 years of war in Syria, families now endure economic crisis
Oxfam continues its work to assist families surviving a decade of war in Syria.
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A Year of COVID-19
It’s been a year since the pandemic began, and Oxfam has reached millions of people with lifesaving help, thanks to you. Together, here’s what we’ve done.
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'She is afraid of nothing'
Danger—from hurricanes, earthquakes, and violence to COVID-19—is a daily fact of life in El Salvador, but women like Morena del Carmen De León Martínez are making a difference.