The situation

• Millions in need of emergency food support in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya
• Widespread threat to livelihoods among landless, pastoralist and internally displaced communities
• Risk of disease in drought-affected areas with poor hygiene and sanitation

Audio slideshow: How people are affected by the crisis

Oxfam's response

Oxfam and its partners are already responding to the current crisis in Ethiopia, Kenya, south and central Somalia, and Somaliland.

Ethiopia

Oxfam is providing support to more than 50,000 vulnerable women, men and children in Ethiopia.

• Oxfam's response in Ethiopia

Somalia

35 per cent of the population in Somalia are in need of humanitarian assistance.

• Oxfam's response in Somalia

Kenya

Oxfam is providing support to people in northern Kenya who have been particularly badly affected by rising food prices and drought.

• Oxfam's response in Kenya