Conditions Worsen for Ivory Coast’s Displaced

Almost half a million Ivoirians remain displaced five months after the country’s post-electoral civil conflict ended, afraid of returning to their homes for fear of reprisals, while a sluggish response to funding appeals means living conditions for...

Oxfam Ambassador Actress Scarlett Johansson Visits Kenya to See Devastating Impact of the Drought in East Africa

This week, Oxfam Ambassador Actress Scarlett Johansson visited Kenya to see the devastating impact of the drought in East Africa. More than 13 million people are at risk because of a severe drought that has hit parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In...

Children Worst Hit By Pakistan’s Latest Flooding Disaster

Heavy monsoon rain in southern Pakistan is in many ways hitting children worst of all, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which says five million people are affected.

Food Stocks Low in Liberia for Both Hosts And Refugees

Liberian host families and the Ivoirian refugees staying with them are resorting to eating rice seeds intended for this year’s crop as food stocks dwindle in eastern Liberia, according to aid agencies. How People Arrived Here: liberia healthcare crisis...

Oxfam Airlifts Aid As People Continue to Flee Cote D’Ivoire to Liberia

The international agency Oxfam on Monday flew relief supplies from the UK to Liberia for 70,000 people in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis as people continue to flee Cote d’Ivoire in search of safety and aid due to the political violence...

Oxfam Joins Growing Chorus of Voices Concerned About Britain’s System for Deciding on Asylum Claims

Oxfam has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about Britain’s system for deciding on asylum claims, and the suffering it causes, in a report on destitute asylum seekers, who are forbidden to work but cannot claim state benefits.

Beyond Chad’s Cholera Emergency

Temporary thatch-walled latrines marked “Oxfam-GB” in green letters line a schoolyard in the southern Chadian town of Bongor. The NGO put them up as part of an interagency response to a cholera epidemic: along with emergency beds and intravenous equipment...

Flood Survivors in Pakistan Determined to Help Themselves

In Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley, where the floods that swamped the country in August began, shock has given way to a new determination among communities to get back on their feet.

Floods, Heavy Rains Destroy Crops Causing Food Crisis in Niger

Floods and heavy rains across Niger have destroyed crops less than two months before harvest, compounding the country’s existing food crisis, said the international aid agency Oxfam, blaming flooding for the killing at least six people, leaving thousands...