• 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 2012: The year in pictures

    Last year we continued our fight against poverty and injustice, through development programs in more than 90 countries, humanitarian emergency response around the globe, and by targeted activism and campaigning.
    Oxfam and WFP food distribution in Chad. Photo : Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam
  • Violent conflict and insecurity have worsened in the eastern DRC, in the deadliest conflict since WWII. We are providing water, sanitation and protection support to those affected by the conflict in DRC, Rwanda and Uganda, and responding to cholera and increasing food security for those displaced.
    Families flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese Govt. Kate Holt/Oxfam
  • Time to stop the global land rush

    The world is facing a land rush that is exposing poor people to hunger, violence and the threat of a life-time in poverty. The World Bank has the power to help stop this. And so do you! Please share and take action.
    Time to stop the global land rush
  • The Sahel region of West Africa is once again likely to face a serious food crisis that could, if early and effective action is not taken, prove as costly to lives and livelihoods as the past food crises. We aim to reach 1.8 million people across the region with aid.
    Act now to help the Sahel food crisis.

Features

News

15 January, 2013
Malian woman at the Mentao Nord camp in Burkina Faso. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

International aid agency Oxfam is extremely concerned that the recent intensification of fighting in Mali, which includes the intervention of French military, could worsen restrictions on humanitarian access and lead to a significant increase the humanitarian needs of populations across the country and in neighboring states.

15 January, 2013
Winnie Byanyima photo

Winifred (Winnie) Byanyima, a grass-roots activist, human rights advocate, senior international public servant, and world recognized expert on women’s rights, has been appointed Executive Director of Oxfam International – a role that provides strategic direction and coordination for the worldwide confederation of Oxfam affiliates.

10 January, 2013
Distribution of hygiene kits, Grand Goave IDP camp. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

Three years after Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people are still living under tents and tarpaulins and the country continues to be very vulnerable.

Future of Agriculture banner