Western aid groups say the floods in Pakistan, which have so far killed 230 people and destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses, are at least as intense as those that caused a major humanitarian crisis last year.
As rains continue to lash the flood ravaged Sindh province in Pakistan, international aid agency Oxfam warns of a severe risk of a public health crisis if clean water and sanitation is not urgently provided.
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Sri Lanka Floods
More than 1 million people have been affected by flooding in Sri Lanka. Oxfam has been working with communities that suffer the effects of flooding for over forty years and is currently looking to send a sizeable aid package to help those affected by the recent torrential monsoons that have caused the floods in Sri Lanka
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REBLOG from Climate Change on Viddler
Animation that highlights the effects of climate change on the planet.
Climate change is first and foremost a human story. The poorest people in the world are already being hit hard by climate change. Failed harvests. Unprecedented floods. Dried-up water supplies. As a result of climate change, critical weather patterns that used to be reliable are now anything but – with disastrous consequences.
Fighting for a fairer, safer, better world.Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of dedicated people fighting poverty and injustice. Together. Doing amazing work. Together. People power drives everything we do.
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Syria crisis
More than a million refugees have now fled violence in Syria and are in desperate need of shelter, food and water. Oxfam is aiming to reach 650,000 people in the coming months and calling for more international aid and a peaceful solution to the crisis.Enough Food for Everyone IF
The IF campaign is a huge coalition of UK-based organisations, including Oxfam, who share the vision of a world where everyone has enough to eat.Between now and the G8 in June, we're joining forces to petition David Cameron relentlessly and every which way to use his presidency of the G8 to take a lead on hunger.
Through our actions, and his leadership, we can persuade governments to act too, and when they do, everyone on this planet will have the chance of getting the food they need to live a healthy, happy life.
