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Six months on, Pakistan’s flood disaster threatens to worsen

January 25, 2011

The crisis in Pakistan is far from over and could get worse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today, six months on from the nation’s devastating floods. In a report, “Six months into the floods” the agency warned that millions of people were still in dire need and that the situation could deteriorate further. The report says that although the aid effort has reached millions, it has struggled to match the immense scale of human need.

Great need as Sri Lankans begin to return to their homes

January 18, 2011

Many people are returning to their homes in flood-hit Sri Lanka but the humanitarian challenge has only just begun.

325,000 displaced in Sri Lanka floods

January 16, 2011

In Sri Lanka, heavy rains have abated but more than a million people have been affected by massive flooding, including 325,000 people displaced. International aid agency Oxfam is providing immediate support to thousands, including food items, water, blankets and hygiene kits.

Oxfam expands relief operations in Sri Lanka as floods worsen

January 13, 2011

More than 900,000 people have been affected as a result of continuous rains in the Eastern, Northern and Central provinces of Sri Lanka. As the scale of the flood increases, Oxfam is expanding its rapid response in Eastern Sri Lanka to help the thousands affected, providing hygiene kits, tarpaulins, cooked food and bottled water to approximately 17,000 people in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara districts.

Haiti: Oxfam helping more than a million people

January 10, 2011

One year after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, international agency Oxfam is helping 1.2 million people affected by both the earthquake and the recent outbreak of cholera. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the public Oxfam’s work in Haiti has been one of the agency’s largest programs in recent years. Across the globe Oxfam raised US$98 million and has spent US$68 million so far.

Haiti Progress Report 2010

January 7, 2011

One year on and Oxfam has achieved considerable success in a context of overwhelming ongoing human need. At the time of writing, we have reached over 500,000 people with our earthquake response program, and a further 700,000 people with activities to prevent the spread of cholera.

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