Sudan

Darfur crisis in depth

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:03:32 +0000

The humanitarian response in Darfur and eastern Chad is the world’s largest, with 4.5 million people – the majority of them women and children – in need of assistan

Keeping civilians safe – photo gallery

Elena Cornellana — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:51:31 +0000

When communities get caught in the cross-fire, they suffer. Innocent lives are lost. People are forced to flee from their homes. Living a normal life becomes impossible.

Five Years into the Darfur Conflict, Three Staffers Look Back

Ian McClelland — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:51:09 +0000

Melinda Young – Senior Program Coordinator for Darfur

Melinda worked on Oxfam’s Darfur response from the beginning of 2004 until the middle of 2005, and returned again at the st

Sudan: Zeinab’s story - Gravel collecting

Ian McClelland — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:27:18 +0000

“Before Oxfam intervened we used to have to use our hands,” says Zeinab, a gravel collector in Sadagha district.

Darfur/Chad crisis

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:12:39 +0000

The Darfur crisis is now five years old, yet 2.5 million people continue to seek refuge in overcrowded camps in Darfur and eastern Chad.

Sudan

Noirfatom — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:29:48 +0000

Aid agencies warn over 2 million people risk being cut off from assistance without more funding for vital Sudan aid flights

Frances Simpson — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:34:18 +0000

Long-term funds urgently needed as conflict and coming rains leave many areas accessible only by air.

Oxfam Youth Ambassador returns from Darfur with a call to action for young Americans

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:36:57 +0000

Boston – Returning with first hand accounts on what it's like to live in Darfur, Nick Anderson, Oxfam Humanitarian Youth Ambassador, says more Americans – particularly yo

Oxfam’s response to the UN Security Council resolution on Darfur

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:00:11 +0000

The United Nations Security Council has voted to deploy up to 26,000 police and troops to Darfur.

Oxfam Ambassador Tegla Loroupe narrates her experiences on the dire situation in Darfur

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:42:57 +0000

Oxfam Ambassador and renowned Kenyan sports athlete Tegla Loroupe says that the humanitarian crisis facing the people of Darfur is of a scale unlike any she has ever seen.