crisis alimentaria

Food, climate and natural resources

23 August 2019

Advancing the right of people living in poverty to sustainable livelihoods has been a cornerstone of Oxfam’s work for many decades. Our goal is to enable millions of women and communities to become more resilient to a changing climate, and to secure access to the land and natural resources on which they depend.
Empowering women farmers to end hunger and poverty

12 October 2017

Women farmers play a central role in small-scale agriculture. But they are held back by barriers that prevent them from feeding their families and reinvesting in their livelihoods. A real support would protect their rights, boost their productivity and unleash their potential to fight hunger, poverty and climate change.
El Niño strikes Ethiopia: “Without water we are no more.”

8 January 2016

We are providing clean water to people in Ethiopia stricken by drought, and helping them manage their livestock. It's vital the international community commits funding now to stop a major disaster.
South Sudanese families being pushed to the brink

20 April 2015

Skyrocketing inflation, conflict and collapsed markets are pushing people in South Sudan to breaking point as the political deadlock enters its 16th month and families face a second 'lean season' since fighting began.
Potential escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million more into food crisis

12 December 2014

A year after the fighting started in South Sudan the country remains in a severe food crisis with up to 2.5m people estimated to be at risk of hunger if the conflict continues, Oxfam warned today.
East Africa food crisis - our response

6 August 2014

In the middle of 2011 a massive food crisis hit East Africa and the first famine of the 21st century was declared in Somalia.
Traders flee as widespread violence pushes Central African Republic into major food crisis

10 February 2014

Violence in Central African Republic has seen many large traders and herders targeted and chased from the country, raising fears of a market collapse that would exacerbate the current food crisis.
Mali needs reforms and smart aid to stop its slide and help “win the peace”

14 May 2013

International donors must help Mali to rebuild its ability to govern itself and stop its slide into economic ruin if it is to “win the peace” following the French-led military intervention, says Oxfam.
Northern Mali: Communities affected by a food crisis

25 April 2013

Northern Mali will descend to emergency levels of food insecurity in less than two months if the security situation and humanitarian access to vulnerable communities do not improve.
Learning the Lessons in the Sahel

15 April 2013

In 2012, the Sahel region of West and Central Africa was once again hit by a severe food crisis, affecting over 18 million people at its peak. At the start of 2012, when the crisis