Oxfam America

Crisis in Georgia

The fighting that broke out in the beginning of August between Russia and Georgia has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Many displaced people need food, water, shelter, and medicine. Oxfam is distributing essential supplies while assessing the broader needs.

What Oxfam is Doing

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes since early August when fighting broke out between Russia and Georgia in and around the breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Although the fighting has subsided, many of those it has displaced need food, water, shelter, sanitation supplies, medicine, and other essential goods. more »

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Updates from the Field

Oxfam Great Britain's Maria Cacace has been covering the story as it develops.