Restrictions hampering life-saving response in North Darfur
Tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the largest displacement in Darfur in recent years face a severe shortage of clean water and sanitation services, Oxfam warned today.Fears new...
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South Sudan: Getting water to thousands of refugees in Upper Nile
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanSince the start of 2012, nearly 30,000 refugees from the conflict in Sudan’s Blue Nile region have arrived in Jamam, a village in the remote Upper Nile state of South...
View ArticleSouth Sudan struggling in face of growing refugee crisis
Six months since South Sudan’s independence, the world’s newest nation is struggling to cope with a major refugee crisis and massive internal displacement, international agency Oxfam said today.Six...
View ArticleTime running out on Sudan as Security Council visits
The UN Security Council’s visit to Sudan must focus on helping to resolve key outstanding issues and protect civilians from harm ahead of the referendum on southern independence, international agency...
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Urgent action needed as Sudan faces countdown to crucial referendum warn aid...
Five international aid agencies are calling world leaders at today’s Sudan summit to take concrete action to help ensure peace, safety and development for all Sudanese people. Failure to act risks a...
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Rescuing the peace in Sudan - gallery
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanSudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed in 2005, yet southern Sudan remains one of the poorest regions on earth. These images show a people still hoping...
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World needs to act now to prevent new Sudan war, ten aid agencies warn
Major conflict could return to southern Sudan unless there is urgent international action to save the peace agreement that ended one of Africa’s longest and deadliest wars, ten aid agencies warned...
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African crises escalate as AU leaders meet in Libya
Over 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes so far this year as a result of significant increasing violence in DR Congo, Sudan and Somalia, international agency Oxfam said today, as...
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World Refugee Day: Testimonies from the Djabal camp in Eastern Chad
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanWorld Refugee Day was established in 2000 by the United Nations General Assembly. The first event was held in 2001 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention...
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Oxfam GB submits formal appeal against expulsion from northern Sudan
International aid agency Oxfam GB said today that it has formally submitted its appeal against the Sudanese government’s decision to expel it from northern Sudan, and expressed serious concern at the...
View ArticleOxfam and the Chad crisis – March 2009
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanSince the breakout of Darfur crisis in 2004, eastern Chad has been an unstable and insecure area. Here is an update on the emergency programs Oxfam has set up there, and...
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Insecurity still rampant in Chad as UN takes over from EU
Civilians in Chad are still facing high levels of banditry and danger as the European force (EUFOR) hands over to a UN force later this week (Mar 15). Although the European troops made some civilians...
View ArticleOxfam GB confirms that license to operate in northern Sudan revoked
Oxfam GB urged the Government of Sudan to allow it to continue its vital humanitarian efforts, affecting hundreds of thousands of lives.International aid agency Oxfam Great Britain confirmed that the...
View ArticleOxfam staff member killed in Darfur
It is with deep sorrow that Oxfam announces that one of our staff members, Nouraldeen Abdalla Nourein, is believed to have been killed last Friday, 28 July, in West Darfur.Armed men abducted Nouraldeen...
View ArticleSudan crisis, situation update, March 2007
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanIt is nearly four years since the start of the Darfur crisis but the situation is as desperate as ever. Oxfam is one of the few aid agencies currently working in all...
View ArticleOxfam finds new solutions for sustainable water supply in Gereida
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanGetting clean water to 40,000 people every day is not an easy job - particularly if these people are living inside a camp for displaced people in Gereida, a small town in...
View ArticleGereida camp, Darfur: a day in the life...
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanGereida is now the largest camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Darfur, home to around 120,000 people. Due to an escalation of violence against civilians in the...
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Sudan: Fuel-Efficient Stoves Improve the Lives of Women in Kebkabiya
Crisis in Sudan and South Sudan05 May 2005 - Using the simplest of materials - mud, clay, water, and donkey dung - more than 2,500 women in the violence-torn region of Kebkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan,...
View ArticleChildren in Kalma sing to keep healthy
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanSongs, football matches and playground games are just some of the innovative ways in which the Oxfam Public Health Promotion team in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons...
View ArticleSudan crisis: Interview with Sophie Battas
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanSophie Battas managed Oxfam's program in Darfur, Sudan, for four months from March through July 2004. She left Sudan just three days ago and flew straight to Washington...
View ArticleSudan crisis: Report from Gereida, South Darfur
Crisis in Sudan and South SudanThe Oxfam team of humanitarian workers is making its way back to Gereida, 107 km south of Nyala. The journey takes four hours. Deeply rutted roads and seasonal rivers...
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Some things do change, in the Chad refugee camps
Crisis in Sudan and South Sudan“Life has changed much around here,” says Fatima with a proud twinkle in her eyes as she walks around the Djabal refugee camp in Eastern Chad. The site is located just a...
View ArticleOxfam update on the situation in Darfur, Sudan
Crisis in Sudan and South Sudan25th May 2004 - A serious humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the vast region of Darfur in Western Sudan where up to a million people have left their homes, fleeing...
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From refugee to Oxfam public health worker, in South Sudan
Crisis in South SudanJames Dafallah was a refugee living in camps in Ethiopia since he was 9 years old. Now, he has returned to South Sudan and joined Oxfam as public health worker.Many people in the...
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