Emergencies

In recent years, Oxfam Canada has increased its capacity to respond to humanitarian crises, both natural disasters and conflict. In the case of rapid-onset natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunami, Oxfam Canada works to meet basic needs, protect lives and promote health, and to restore livelihoods, supporting recovery and reconstruction.

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  Haiti Earthquake 2010

  A major earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday 12 January, causing catastrophic destruction across the city of two million people in the western hemisphere's most impoverished nation.
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  Chile Earthquake 2010

  A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile on Saturday 27 February. Oxfam is responding.
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  Asia Pacific Disasters

  Oxfam emergency response teams are responding in Sumatra (Indonesia), Samoa, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines after a devastating string of earthquakes typhoons and floods leaves thousands in desperate need of clean water and shelter.
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  Hurricane Relief 2009

  Hurricanes can have the greatest impact on people's lives from June until November. Oxfam Canada works with partner organizations to both ensure people are prepared and receive the care they need after a hurricane has made landfall.
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  Horn of Africa and East Africa Food Crisis

  In the face of five consecutive droughts, large areas of the Horn and East Africa are in a state of humanitarian emergency, with millions requiring urgent food aid and other humanitarian assistance.
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  Conflict in Pakistan

  Confrontation between government forces and militants in the north-west of Pakistan is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
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  Sri Lanka Crisis

  Heavy fighting between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has displaced an estimated 250,000 people.
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  Eastern Congo Crisis

  Since 1998, an estimated 5.4 million people have lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the deadliest conflict since the Second World War.
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  Zimbabwe cholera epidemic

  Hyper-inflation, the impact of HIV and AIDS, and the decline in recent years of commercial farm production, have all led to a widespread lack of food and other essential items across Zimbabwe.
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  Conflict in Somalia

  Oxfam is extremely concerned that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Somalia and that the situation continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate.
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  Rebuilding after hurricanes hit Cuba

  The 2008 Hurricane Season wreaked havoc across the Cuban island. Oxfam has been supporting the work of our partners to rebuild and reestablish the agricultural industry.
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  Darfur, Sudan

  In its fifth year, the Darfur crisis continues to be one of the world’s largest concentrations of human suffering. The sheer enormity of the crisis is almost unimaginable. 2.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes and are living in vast, crowded camps in both Darfur and across the border in Chad. More than 4.5 million people are now affected by the conflict and depend on humanitarian assistance. The violence goes on and the numbers continue to rise, with thousands more fleeing every month. Meanwhile, aid workers in the region are facing daily violent attacks, providing enormous challenges to our work.

• Past Emergencies
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  Tsunami- four years on

  The Oxfam Canada Tsunami reconstruction program has supported over 10,000 farmers, goat breeders and market vendors. Self-help groups were created and supported through micro-credit loans; 2265 women and 553 men have benefited from the loans and have created better lives for themselves.
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  China Earthquake 2008

  In response to the massive earthquake that rocked southwestern China on Monday, May 12, leaving thousands of people dead and untold others injured, Oxfam staff members and partners are now responding with an emergency action plan.