A million refugees urgently need shelter, food and water
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Press Release
International aid agency Oxfam welcomes the European Commission’s new aid package of 24 million euros for Niger and other countries in the Sahel region of West Africa, which was announced today in Brussels.
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Jane Barrett reports from Niger, which is going through a serious food crisis. Herders are desperately trying to feed their animals, but are now resorting to selling their emaciated livestock.
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A structural vulnerability, the lack of rain and crop failure is leaving the central area of Chad in a critical situation of food security. Resources are scarce and ever more pressing needs.
Emergency Article
Scarcity of water is making it almost impossible to grow food in Gao, Mali. The international community must act now to help the people facing a food crisis in West Africa.
Emergency
Over 18 million people across West and Central Africa were affected by a food crisis caused by drought, a failure of several crops, and sharp rises in food prices. Oxfam reached more than 1 million people with humanitarian aid during 2012.
Press Release
Small-scale farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia are likely to bear the brunt of the negative impacts of climate change in the region, which will include increasing poverty, water scarcity, and food insecurity, according to a new Oxfam report.
Press Release
Almost 10 million people across the Sahel region of West Africa are threatened with a severe food shortage. Oxfam calls for urgent response to warning signs.
Story
In Baja Verapaz Oxfam and local partners are helping small farmers cope with a food crisis that could have been prevented.
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