Disaster and emergency situations

Conflict in the Cameroonian border area of Kousseri has forced more than 82,000 Cameroonian refugees to flee to Chad once again. Oxfam is rolling out an emergency response to improve hygiene and sanitary conditions for these refugees, to limit the risk of illnesses, including coivd-19 and cholera,...
Victoria Banks lutte pour la survie de sa famille au Libéria. Crédit : Zwannah Kimber
Après des années de rétablissement suite à la guerre civile au Libéria, Victoria Banks pouvait enfin vivre de l'agriculture. Jusqu'à ce que la pandémie de COVID-19 frappe.
A women on the move. Credit: Pablo Tosco / Oxfam
Human mobility and resilience in the Sahel, challenges and opportunities.
April 10, 2020 - Lily was deployed to Bangui to improve public health and Oxfam’s response to Covid-19 in the Central African Republic. © Aurélie Godet / Oxfam RCA
Interview with Lily-Madeleine Séguin, deployed to Bangui to improve public health and Oxfam’s response to COVID-19 in the Central African Republic.
COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa
Oxfam in West Africa, April 21, 2020. COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa.
We call on world leaders to #CancelTheDebt in developing countries to fight the coronavirus.
Our teams are mobilized on the ground and are working around the clock to adapt our programs to ensure safe humanitarian access and protect the poorest and more vulnerable from COVID-19.
Mariam, 25, mother of a child, fled attacks by armed groups in Burkina Faso and is receiving humanitarian aid in a camp for internally displaced people. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam
Oxfam provides humanitarian assistance and advocacy for the populations affected by major humanitarian crises.
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