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Six months later, Pakistan’s flood disaster threatens to worsen

26 January 2011

The crisis in Pakistan is far from over and could get worse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today, six months after the nation’s devastating floods.
Drought worsens crisis in Somalia

24 January 2011

Somalia is suffering its worst drought in years and failed rains are already devastating half a million lives, international aid agency Oxfam warned today. An ongoing conflict in the country together with the drought has pushed hundreds of thousands of Somalis beyond their ability to cope.
Oxfam reaction to Sarkozy's call today for a financial transaction tax

24 January 2011

Responding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's call for the G20 to agree a tax on financial transactions to raise funds for international development, Jeremy Hobbs, Oxfam International Excecutive
Oxfam calls on donors to fund UN appeal for Sri Lanka floods

20 January 2011

International agency Oxfam today urged donors to contribute generously to the aid efforts in Sri Lanka. The UN Flash Appeal, to be officially launched later today, will support the Government’s response to the massive floods that have affected the eastern and central parts of the country.
Legal vacuum shows need for robust global arms trade agreement

20 January 2011

Arms traffickers can too easily navigate the patchwork of national arms regulations, fuelling conflict while avoiding arrest and extradition, because of the lack of global regulation of the arms trade.
Significant humanitarian needs emerge as people start to return to their homes in flood-affected Sri Lanka

18 January 2011

Many people are returning to their homes in flood-hit Sri Lanka but the humanitarian challenge has only just begun. Oxfam will be scaling up its response to the disaster in the next few days to reach 120,000 people in the Eastern and North Central Provinces.
Massive challenges ahead even as heavy rains subside in Sri Lanka

14 January 2011

International aid agency Oxfam has been providing support to thousands caught up in Sri Lanka’s devastating floods. More than a million people have been affected by the floods and need food items, water, blankets and hygiene kits immediately.
Oxfam expands relief operations in Sri Lanka as floods worsen

13 January 2011

As the scale of the flood increases in the country, Oxfam continues to expand its rapid response in Eastern Sri Lanka, currently providing hygiene kits, tarpaulins, cooked food and bottled water to approximately 17,000 people in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara districts in the East.
Enormous challenges await southern Sudan after historic referendum

7 January 2011

Southern Sudan will face enormous challenges and will need long-term support from the rest of the world regardless of the outcome of this week’s referendum. The vote could create the world’s newest country, which would also be home to some of the world’s poorest people.
A year of indecision leaves Haiti’s recovery at a standstill

6 January 2011

In a report released today, Oxfam called on the Haitian authorities, with support from the international community, to move forward on plans to start rebuilding the shattered country and enable close to one million people still living in tents and under tarpaulins to resettle or return home.

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Six months later, Pakistan’s flood disaster threatens to worsen

Drought worsens crisis in Somalia

Oxfam reaction to Sarkozy's call today for a financial transaction tax

Oxfam calls on donors to fund UN appeal for Sri Lanka floods

Legal vacuum shows need for robust global arms trade agreement

Significant humanitarian needs emerge as people start to return to their homes in flood-affected Sri Lanka

Massive challenges ahead even as heavy rains subside in Sri Lanka

Oxfam expands relief operations in Sri Lanka as floods worsen

Enormous challenges await southern Sudan after historic referendum

A year of indecision leaves Haiti’s recovery at a standstill