Emergency response

When an emergency hits, Oxfam is there. Right now, our teams are responding to around 25 emergencies worldwide.


Latest: West Africa food crisis

More than 12 million people in the Sahel region are facing a serious food crisis later this year. Oxfam is working to reach around 1 million of them.

Donate to West Africa 

Other ways to help

Current emergencies

What we do in an emergency

Video: Whatever the emergency, we're ready

Video: Whatever the emergency, we're ready

Over 70 years, Oxfam has become a world authority on  emergency water and sanitation.

24 hours a day. 365 days a year. We're ready to save lives.