Current emergencies

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Zimbabwe cholera crisis

Boy rests on his bed in a cholera ward of Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare. Photo: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo, courtesy of alertnet.orgHundreds of thousands of people are thought to be at risk from the cholera epidemic currently sweeping Zimbabwe.

Gaza humanitarian crisis

An Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip. Credit: REUTERS/Baz Ratner, courtesy of alertnet.orgIsrael’s bombing of Gaza has had a severe impact on Oxfam’s aid programme.

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Returnees go back to their destroyed villages in eastern Congo. Photo:Tineke D'haese/Oxfam SolidaritéThousands of people displaced by conflict in the DRC are still unable to return home. Oxfam is helping those affected by the fighting.

Yemen floods

Oxfam is responding to serious flooding in central Yemen

Nepal floods

Nepal’s biggest river, the Koshi, breached its banks causing serious flooding in the Sunsari district of southern Nepal.

Oxfam's response in Nepal

Crisis in Darfur and Chad

Conflict has driven thousands from their homes in Darfur and Chad. Oxfam is supporting 500,000 people forced to live in temporary camps.

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