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Dolo Seletan District, Sulawesi, Indonesia: *Maria and her family help unload Oxfam hygiene kits at a distribution outside Palu, Indonesia. Credit: Keith Parsons/Oxfam

Dolo Seletan District, Sulawesi, Indonesia: *Maria and her family help unload Oxfam hygiene kits at a distribution outside Palu, Indonesia. (Photo: Keith Parsons/Oxfam)

At any given time, we are responding to over 30 emergency situations, giving life-saving support to those most in need. We help people caught up in disasters and conflicts across the world with clean water, food, sanitation and protection. We stay long after the dust has settled to help rebuild communities and support them in being better prepared to cope with shocks and uncertainties. We also work hard to encourage global and local policymakers to bring about the changes needed to improve the lives of those affected.

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Climate and Food Crisis in East & West Africa

The Horn, East and Central Africa are facing a profoundly alarming hunger crisis. More than 66 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as climate extremes have caused widespread food and water shortages. Oxfam is on the ground responding but we urgently need your help to save more lives.

Amina (50) is the mother of 12 children. She arrived in the Gunagado displacement camp after the drought killed her family's cattle and an outbreak of disease endangered her family.

Oxfam’s response to coronavirus

Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Oxfam has geared up its entire humanitarian aid delivery system to help the most vulnerable communities. Despite access restrictions, we are working around the clock with our local partners to deliver vital assistance to curb to spread of the virus and help protect people from its economic impact. You can help.

Students of the Primary Complex School in Gondokoro island, South Sudan, attend an awareness event organised by Oxfam to prevent cholera and inform about good hygienic practices.

Crisis in Yemen

After six years of war, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Almost 4 million people have been displaced by the fighting and four out of every five people are in need of humanitarian assistance. We are delivering essential aid but we urgently need your help to do more.

Yahya* lives in one room with his family and all their possessions. They need to walk for two hours to reach water wells, which are often contaminated by cholera. Photo: Gabreez/Oxfam

Bangladesh Rohingya refugee crisis

Close to a million Rohingya people, more than half of them children, have fled violence in Myanmar to seek refuge across the border in Bangladesh. 70% of the refugees are without adequate shelter and half have no safe drinking water. This is a massive humanitarian crisis. Oxfam is responding, but we need your help.

A father carries his son across a broken bridge on the edge of Balhukali camp, Bangladesh. Heavy rains flooded the areas where people had set up temporary shelters, forcing them to move to higher ground. Photo: Aurélie Marrier d’Unienville

Crisis in Syria

The crisis in Syria continues to cause tremendous human suffering to people both inside and outside the country. The conflict is driving the largest refugee crisis in the world. More than 11 million people are still dependent on humanitarian aid. They need your help.

Amna from Deraa in Syria sits inside her caravan in Zaatari camp in Jordan. Photo: Sam Tarling

Hunger crisis in South Sudan

South Sudan is in the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis driven by over four years of brutal civil war. Half of the population are facing extreme hunger and are in need of urgent aid. Help us provide food, water and sanitation now.