disaster

Bangladesh: Community prepare to tackle floods

Ian McClelland — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:44:51 +0000

Flood shelter committee members outside of their newly built shelter

We arrive at the local flood shelter – used as a school and community space when there are no floods –and it

To air drop aid in Myanmar or not?

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:04:41 +0000

Oxfam calls aid drops hugely expensive, partial solution.

Oxfam warns up to 1.5 million in danger if aid effort cannot reach cyclone victims

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Risk of disease outbreak increasing daily as Myanmar stands on the edge of a public health catastrophe

CARE and Oxfam call for fundamental changes in tackling global hunger and food price hikes

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:06 +0000

CARE and Oxfam today said the international aid system not fit for purpose and called for fundamental changes in order to tackle the challenge of food price hikes and impending food

Oxfam helping 10,000 people affected by Ecuador floods

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:12:24 +0000

Oxfam International today started delivering aid to 2,000 families (10,000 people) affected by the severe flooding in Ecuador.

Oxfam responds to calls for help for 3.5 million people affected by Ecuador floods

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:08:27 +0000

The first 265,000 evacuated need water, foods and hygiene kits.

Three months after Cyclone Sidr – 1.3m Bengalis face monsoon rains in temporary shelter

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:49:06 +0000

More than 1.3m people affected by the Bangladesh cyclone are still living in temporary shelter as the monsoon rains approach, international agency Oxfam warned today.

Flooding in Bolivia: Oxfam will provide humanitarian aid to 20,000 affected people

Frances Simpson — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:51:28 +0000

Oxfam International will provide shelter, and water and sanitation facilities to 4,000 families (around 20,000 people) in urban and rural areas, mainly indigenous communities, threat

Mozambique floods under control for now, but risk of further devastation still real, alerts Oxfam International

Pilar Barroso — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:33:51 +0000

Crops destroyed for second year in a row - long-term donor support needed.

Oxfam has helped over 2.3m people recover from the tsunami

Elena Cornellana — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:38:41 +0000

Three years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, international aid agency Oxfam has spent over $220m (£109m) on disaster recovery work, helped over 2.3m people in seven countries an