humanitarian response
Mistrust and confusion are allowing Ebola to thrive in West Africa
Mistrust, rumor and myths about the origin and spread of Ebola are allowing the disease to thrive, the aid agency Oxfam is warning.
Oxfam reaction to EU leaders’ response to Ebola crisis
At today’s EU summit, European leaders collectively pledged to raise their financial contribution to help respond to the Ebola crisis, bringing Europe’s total commitment to €1 billion.
Bolder EU response needed to help stop Ebola spiralling out of control
Today EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to agree a joint EU response to combat the spread of the Ebola virus.
More military, more medics and more money needed to prevent definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation
More troops, funding and medical staff are urgently needed if we have a hope of stopping Ebola spiralling out of control, international agency Oxfam warns today.
South Sudan sixty days promise set to be broken as peace talks falter again
The leaders of South Sudan have failed to set aside their differences, and fighting continues to ravage the country as a famine looms.
Gaza crisis spiralling out of control
The crisis in Gaza is fast spiralling out of control with water supplies critically low and a public health crisis imminent, Oxfam warned today
As South Sudan peace talks are suspended, the fate of this young country hangs in the balance
In reaction to the suspension of South Sudan mediation talks in Addis Ababa, Oxfam’s Acting Country Director in South Sudan, David Crawford, said:
Safety nets unravelling and scores falling into debt to reach safety in South Sudan conflict
Civilians fleeing from conflict in South Sudan are spiralling into debt and leaving behind important assets in their desperate search for safety.
Oxfam deploys team to Tonga following reports of ‘complete destruction’ by Cyclone Ian
Oxfam New Zealand has sent an emergency response team to Tonga today and is gearing up its aid efforts following reports of complete destruction left by Cyclone Ian to the northern islands of Ha’apai.
One month after Typhoon Haiyan hit, Peter Struijf Oxfam program manager in Tacloban in the Philippines reports on the situation. Millions of people have been affected and will need support well into the future.
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