The international humanitarian response system will not cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to crises unless resources are built up closer to where disasters happen and there is more investment in preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, warned international agency Oxfam today. Read full release »
Thousands more lives and millions of dollars could have been saved if the international community had taken decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children. Read full release »
Six months since South Sudan’s independence, the world’s newest nation is struggling to cope with a major refugee crisis and massive internal displacement, international agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
The reconstruction of earthquake-stricken Haiti has proceeded at “a snail’s pace” leaving more than half a million people still homeless two years later, international aid agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam today warned that a disease outbreak is “waiting to happen” unless authorities quickly manage the shortage of water supply and address sanitation needs. Read full release »
Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across the region, Oxfam said today. Read full release »
As more heads of state publicly support the military action in Somalia, Oxfam called on international leaders to refocus on addressing the crippling famine in the country. Read full release »
The new escalation in fighting and insecurity along the Kenya-Somalia border risks increasing the suffering for civilians already devastated by drought and conflict, international agency Oxfam said today, three months since famine was announced in Somalia. Read full release »
Oxfam Australia has seen a dramatic rise in the level of public donations to its Horn of Africa famine appeal following the announcement of the Government’s initiative to match dollar-for-dollar donations to the crisis. Read full release »
Kenya's Prime Minister will be the first world leader to sign a ground-breaking Charter that would make deadly food crises like the one gripping East Africa a thing of the past Read full release »
This week, Oxfam Ambassador Actress Scarlett Johansson visited Kenya to see the devastating impact of the drought in East Africa. Read full release »
Lives must be put before politics in famine-affected Somalia, a group of 20 aid agencies said today in an open letter. Read full release »
While more than seven million people have been affected by the floods in Sindh since they began less than two months ago, Oxfam is urgently calling on the international donor community to speed up its response to give critical and life-saving relief to those in need. Read full release »
Nearly three million people across Afghanistan are facing severe food shortages as a result of drought, international aid agency Oxfam warned today as it called on donor governments to act now before the crisis becomes a catastrophe. Read full release »
As rains continue to lash the flood ravaged Sindh province in Pakistan, international aid agency Oxfam is warning of a severe risk of a public health crisis if clean water and sanitation is not urgently provided. Read full release »
As rains continue to lash the flood ravaged Sindh province in Pakistan, international aid agency Oxfam is warning of a severe risk of a public health crisis if clean water and sanitation is not urgently provided. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam is airlifting 47 tonnes of vital water supply and hygiene materials to Somalia’s capital Mogadishu as the aid community scales up its effort to bring relief to the drought-stricken country. Read full release »
African governments must provide at least US$50 million in emergency funds for the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, says a new report by the “Africans Act 4 Africa” campaign, signed by 12 Pan African networks. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam says governments and donors must act with greater urgency in the face of a deteriorating crisis and rising needs in East Africa. Read full release »
In just over four weeks, more than 2000 people will gather in Sydney to take part in the Oxfam Trailwalker 100km endurance challenge to raise money for Oxfam's work to fight poverty around the world. Read full release »