Oxfam America

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We’re in the midst of a global hunger epidemic.

We’re in the midst of a global hunger epidemic.

The ranks of the hungry grew by 40 million in 2008. Nearly one billion suffer from chronic hunger. The cost of food from Ethiopia to Afghanistan has nearly doubled. The situation is urgent.


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Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe

Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is now in the grip of a cholera epidemic that is threatening the health of 300,000 people already weakened by hunger.

Emile Hirsch shares his diaries from Oxfam trip to the DRC

Emile Hirsch shares his diaries from Oxfam trip to the DRC
Oxfam Ambassador on the cover of January’s "Men’s Journal"

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Oxfam is doubling its aid efforts to reach over 200,000 people displaced by the ongoing conflict.

Oxfam completes tsunami response

Oxfam completes tsunami response

Oxfam assisted 2.5 million people in seven countries in the largest emergency program in its history.

Latest Updates

Gaza hospitals on the brink of collapse as Israeli offensive continues
6 January 2009
Gaza: Oxfam-supported health worker killed, ambulance destroyed
4 January 2009
Gaza crisis critical: supplies of food and fuel perilously low
31 December 2008
Oxfam closes historic tsunami response
23 December 2008
Failing the Cardozo Test
17 December 2008
Delay kills: disappointing climate negotiations leave millions of vulnerable people at risk
12 December 2008
Celebrity advocacy & aid organization donates $500,000 to Oxfam America
11 December 2008
Emile Hirsch shares his diaries from Oxfam trip to the DRC
11 December 2008
Too little but not too late
11 December 2008
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