East Africa’s humanitarian crisis deteriorates rapidly as aid effort fails to...
Oxfam says governments and donors must act with greater urgency in the face of a deteriorating crisis and rising needs in East Africa. Donors must move beyond promises and immediately turn money...
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Oxfam's Alun McDonald on the East Africa food crisis (BBC News 24)
Oxfam's Alun McDonald reports from Kenya on the growing needs in East Africa, as Oxfam calls on governments to turn all pledges into concrete commitments.Oxfam's Alun McDonald reports from Kenya on the...
View ArticleHorn of Africa Drought: Climate change and future impacts on food security
East Africa is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century.read more
View ArticleAfrican leaders must stand up and provide aid to make this the last ever famine
African governments must provide at least US$50 million in emergency funds for the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, says a new report by the “Africans Act 4 Africa” campaign, signed by 12...
View ArticleA chance to end drought emergencies in East Africa – and end the excuses
As East African leaders gather in Nairobi today to take part in a regional summit to end drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa, Oxfam says governments must take on greater responsibility and...
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Fighting drought in Ethiopia: All hands to the pump
East Africa food crisisIt's a race against time to get water equipment constructed before refugees arrive in a new camp, Hilaweyn. Oxfam's Jane Beesley meets a shipment of aid from the UK as it lands...
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Oxfam Ambassador Scarlett Johansson visits drought-stricken Horn of Africa
This week, Oxfam Ambassador Actress Scarlett Johansson visited Kenya to see the devastating impact of the drought in East Africa. More than 13 million people are at risk because of a severe drought...
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Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs
Food crisis and conflict in SomaliaFor many of the more than 13 million people affected by the drought and food crisis in East Africa, the short October-to-December rains signal a shift in need and are...
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European Commissioner Georgieva endorses new Charter to End Extreme Hunger
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Kristalina Georgieva endorsed today a Charter, launched by leading agencies, to make deadly food crises like the one gripping East Africa a thing of the...
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A new way of life on the Dawa River in Ethiopia
Imagine if the lifestyle your family had led for generations was on the verge of extinction.Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their...
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Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food...
Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra dollars were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa,...
View ArticleA Dangerous Delay
The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa Author: Debbie Hillier, Humanitarian Policy Adviser, Oxfam; Benedict Dempsey, Humanitarian Advocacy Adviser, Save...
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Oxfam in East Africa: a 6 months Thank You
With your help, Oxfam has provided life-giving support to more than 2.8 million across drought-striken areas of East Africa.Through the generous help of our supporters, Oxfam has provided life-giving...
View ArticleFood Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Progress Report, July 2011 – July 2012 Author: Sophie Mack Smith, Humanitarian Communications Advisor, Oxfam GB The 2011 drought across the Horn of Africa was, in some places, the worst to hit the...
View ArticleThe Role of Local Institutions in Adaptive Processes to Climate Variability:...
Author: Todd A. Crane, Wageningen University Farmers and herders in arid regions of Africa face serious challenges in adapting to climate change and variability.read more
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How communities are adapting to the impact of climate change on food
Climate change is the single biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger. Stories from around the world, where farmers and families are fighting back to adapt to the changing...
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