Category: Emergencies
When crisis strikes we respond quickly with life-saving support and help people to rebuild their livelihoods.
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Ivory Coast crisis: refugees’ stories
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Refugees from Ivory Coast continue to flee to Liberia as post-election violence and looting in their country escalates: these are some of their stories. Read more »
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Ivory Coast crisis: update from the Liberian border
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Oxfam is responding to the intensifying political crisis in Ivory Coast, where disputed elections in November 2010 caused thousands of people to flee to neighbouring Liberia. Read more »
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Haiti: Oxfam trains camp residents to manage water delivery
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In the camps where Oxfam works in Port-au-Prince, displaced people are beginning to pay for their own water, an important step towards empowering them to take responsibility for the resource. Read more »
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Supporting 9,000 in a camp in Haiti
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Richard Atkinson visits Corrail camp in Haiti, where Oxfam is providing water and sanitation after January 2010’s earthquake. Read more »
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Tsunami response: Oxfam Japan to fund two partners helping mothers and babies, and non-Japanese nationals
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In response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Oxfam Japan is appealing for public donations for two partner organizations, one that is assisting mothers and babies and the other providing information to non-Japanese speakers living in Japan. Read more »
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Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
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A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday 11 March causing a major tsunami in the Pacific. Oxfam are currently monitoring the unfolding disaster, and are ready to respond if needed. Read more »
![Photo: Andy Hall/Oxfam Homeless farm labourer Husna Molbudh with her malnourished and sickly son Manawar (1). Shabaz camp for displaced people outside Hyderebad, Sindh province. Photo: Andy Hall/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/62483.jpg)
Pakistan floods – aftermath of the slow tsunami
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Alex Renton from The Times returns to the scene of ‘the slow tsunami’ to discover the terrible aftermath of the Pakistan floods. Read more »
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Christchurch earthquake update
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Two weeks since the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, efforts have shifted from rescue to longer-term recovery. In the initial aftermath, Oxfam water and sanitation experts worked with Civil Defence to quickly get water supplies flowing at locations across Christchurch. This work has now been handed over to the Red Cross. Read more »
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Urban Disasters – Lessons from Haiti
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What are the lessons aid agencies can learn from the Haiti earthquake? This short video summarises the findings of the Development Emergencies Commission UK Haiti urban study “Urban Disasters — Lessons from Haiti”. The study looks at member agencies responses to Haiti, highlighting practical lessons that should guide future urban disaster responses. Read more »
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Haiti: A year in the life of Marie Carole Boucicaut
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We follow one year in the life of Marie Carole Boucicaut, whose Port-au-Prince grocery store was destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake. Thanks to her strong spirit, and support from Oxfam, she’s now back on her feet. Read more »