displaced people

Oxfam International's aid effort in Chad three weeks away from total shut down

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:09:16 +0000

Water will be turned off for more than 100,000 unless urgent action taken by the UN and donors.

Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:12:34 +0000

Oxfam has evacuated its international staff from its N’djamena office, following the latest upsurge in fighting in the capital.

400,000 lives hang in the balance as EU member states drag feet on Chad Force

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:07:55 +0000

International agency Oxfam today criticized European Union member states for failing to provide an urgently needed neutral force to protect over 400,000 Darfuri refugees and displace

Northern Ugandans feel shut out of recovery planning

Elena Cornellana — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:21:55 +0000

Results from a new study released by Oxfam today reveal that despite positive steps made in the ongoing peace talks in Juba, many of Northern Uganda’s communities fear that the

Hundreds of humanitarian workers temporarily evacuated and aid supply chains interrupted as violence worsens in eastern Chad

Alex Segrt — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:51:00 +0000

A wave of violence has forced the temporary evacuation of over 400 humanitarian staff in eastern Chad in the past two weeks, severely interrupting the provision of humanitarian aid,

Aid Agencies: The EU must act now on Darfur as new violence cuts off thousands of civilians

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:06:52 +0000

The European Union must immediately increase pressure on all sides to fully adhere to a ceasefire in response to the escalating crisis in Darfur, said a coalition of aid agencies tod

Employee abduction forces temporary closure of Oxfam offices in North Darfur

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:18:00 +0000

Insecurity increasing difficulties for Darfur aid operation

Six months on: Aid effort saved lives but Pakistan quake survivors need continuing support

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:07:28 +0000

Better monitoring of returnees and resolution of land issues needed

Rate of death in northern Uganda is three times higher than Iraq: new report

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:45:15 +0000

The current rate of death from the war in northern Uganda is three times higher than in Iraq following the Allied invasion, finds a new report released today.

Five million people face daily terror in Northern Uganda, DRC, Burundi: UN must act

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:39:41 +0000

As a high-level United Nations Security Council meeting today debates solutions to crises in Africa’s Great Lakes region, its first step must be to stop the deluge of weapons a