Blogs & Stories

Ukraine: After Six Months, the Impact of War Continues Devastating Lives

Conflict and War
Emergency Response
Refugees and Internal Displacement
Violence Against Women and Girls

The war has devastated Ukraine while people in the most vulnerable corners of the world continue feeling its catastrophic ripple effects.

by Oxfam | August 24, 2022

A group of people of diverse ages, genders and races wearing winter clothes stand in a crowd on a highway, several of whom are on their cell phones. Behind them are dozens of vehicles. Some parked at the side of the road and some are at a standstill on the road itself. There are several roadside signs. Some are billboards and some are directional signs.

The Greatest Challenge to Humanitarian Work: Funding

Climate Change
Conflict and War
Emergency Response
Hunger
Refugees and Internal Displacement

Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high worldwide, but woeful underfunding hinders humanitarian action.

by Oxfam Canada | August 19, 2022

How Extreme Hunger Affects Lactating Mothers and Babies in Ethiopia

Climate Change
Conflict and War
Hunger
Refugees and Internal Displacement

Nutrition challenges are increasing in Ethiopia's Tigray region as mothers struggle to keep their babies well-fed.

by Oxfam | July 12, 2022

Close up of mother breastfeeding a months-old child. The baby is Black and while breasfeeding, his eyes are wide open, looking at his mother. The background is a bright yellow with a fiuscha colour contour around the image creating a collage-like effect.

4 Links Between the War in Ukraine and the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis

Climate Change
Conflict and War
Emergency Response
Hunger

The economic impacts of the war in Ukraine – including unprecedented food and energy price inflation – are being felt by the most vulnerable in our deeply unequal world.

by Oxfam Canada | April 26, 2022

People are walking on a paved road, and two cars are parked in the distance. None of the people are facing the camera. Most of them seem to be women and children, wearing winter clothing and carrying bags. The main focus of the photograph is three people featured in the front centre, not facing the camera. A woman in blue jeans and a blue jean jacket carries a brown purse and two big reusable supermarket bags. Two boys wearing navy blue winter coats and winter boots are to her right. The shortest one holds both the woman’s hands and the taller boy’s hands.

Climate, Conflict and COVID-19 Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Climate Change
Conflict and War
Emergency Response
Hunger
Water

Countries in the Horn of Africa are enduring severe hunger, with near-famine conditions in some areas, due to conflict, climate-induced weather shocks (flooding in some countries, drought in others) and…

by Oxfam | February 28, 2022

A man with dark skin and brown eyes stands in the centre of a large herd of thin, ailing camels whose hip bones are protruding. The man, who is very thin himself, is looking at us directly and wears a plaid shirt, dark pants and prayer beads and carries a walking stick.

Millions Facing Humanitarian Catastrophe in Northern Ethiopia

Conflict and War
Emergency Response

Close to seven million need humanitarian assistance across Tigray, Amhara and Afar communities in Ethiopia.

by Oxfam | November 12, 2021

A dark-skinned woman wearing a colourful head scarf and a long floral dress holds a toddler on her front and carries a sleeping baby on her back. She's standing outside, looking to our left, surrounded by dry bushes and branches against a pale blue, cloudy sky.

Conflict in Ethiopia Creating Massive Humanitarian Crisis

Conflict and War

Fighting in the Tigray region, combined with the pandemic, drought, and an upsurge in locusts, is pushing hundreds of thousands into catastrophic hunger.

by Oxfam Canada | July 19, 2021