Category: Emergencies

Oxfam staff member Mubashar Hasan recently spent two weeks in Pakistan doing emergency field work. Shortly before leaving he visited a temporary camp in Nowshera district — a camp that many Pakistani children now call home. This is the account of his visit. Read more »

Last week world champion boxer Amir Khan visited Pakistan with Oxfam, and saw first-hand what life is like for people who have lost everything in the floods. Read more »

At a UN conference in Melbourne this week, Oxfam together with World Vision and Fred Hollows Foundation called for the freezing of Pakistan’s debt – and an increase in aid from the international community to help the flood-stricken nation. Read more »

Oxfam’s humanitarian advocacy officer in Islamabad, Rebecca Barber, writes in the Age about the unfathomable human suffering caused by the Pakistan floods, and the desperate need from the international community for more aid. Read more »

Shikarpur district in Sindh province of Pakistan was hit by unexpected flooding. People are still shocked and helpless, and according to official figures around 300,000 people are displaced in the district. Oxfam is there to assess the situation and launch a rapid response. Madiha Shafi, Oxfam’s program officer in Pakistan wrote this emotional piece about her visit to Shikarpur. Read more »

Qasim Berech, 30, is a public health expert with Oxfam in Pakistan. He travelled to Upper Swat on 16 August. This is his account of the journey. Read more »

Day 6 of Zulfiquar Ali Haider’s diary from Pakistan. A public health engineer for Oxfam, he is in Swat – one of the worst-hit areas from the floods. This is his eyewitness account. Read more »

Looking for some perspective on just how massive the Pakistan floods have become? The BBC’s Dimensions lets you overlay various phenomena, including the floods, on a geographical area of your choice. Check it out. Read more »

Oxfam Australia Emergencies Manager Richard Young talks to Channel 10 about the ongoing crisis in Pakistan. With torrential monsoon rains expected through October, the worst may be yet to come for the millions of people in Pakistan who have already lost everything. Read more »

As river levels begin to rise in Sukkur, the third largest city in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, anxiety also begins to swell. A first-person account by Oxfam staffer Mubashar Hasan Read more »