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Tidal surge risk as Cyclone Bulbul nears India and Bangladesh – Oxfam prepares to respond
Oxfam spokespeople available for interview via phone or Skype in India and Bangladesh, including Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camps Oxfam is preparing for a potential response to flooding and landslides as Cyclone Bulbul nears the coasts of India and Bangladesh. The powerful storm forming over the Bay of Bengal is currently expected to make landfall…
South Sudan floods: 800,000 people desperately need food, water and shelter
Approximately 800,000 people are at risk of disease and extreme hunger as a result of devastating floods that have hit South Sudan, Oxfam warned today. Unusually heavy rainfall has hit 29 counties across the country, causing widespread displacement. Areas where Oxfam operates, including Akobo, Pibor and Lankien, have been severely hit. Houses have been destroyed…
Green Climate Fund short-changed by rich polluting countries
Rich polluting countries such as Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the US are short-changing poor countries by billions of dollars that they need to cut emissions and adapt to the climate crisis, says Oxfam. The two-day pledging conference to the Green Climate Fund begins in Paris today. To date, developed countries have pledged $7.5 billion…
15 million Yemenis see water supplies cut amid fuel crisis
15 million people in Yemen have had their water supplies severely cut, putting them at risk of deadly diseases like cholera because of a fuel crisis, analysis by aid agencies, including Oxfam, has shown. 11 million people relying on water supplied by piped networks and four million people, who depend on water trucked in by…