Following severe droughts, resulting in the worst food crisis the world has seen for 20 years, the two charities are among those working in the region to bring much-needed relief to over 12 million people at risk from famine, disease and drought across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia
"It is vital that we get aid from charities like Oxfam and UNICEF to the most seriously affected areas across East Africa. We want to do what we can to help those caught up in this terrible crisis."
Barbara Stocking, Oxfam's chief executive, said: "We have been moved to see the generosity of the British public over the last month and Oxfam is now reaching over a million people in crisis in East Africa. But there is still much more to be done.
British Airways has flown a relief aircraft full of emergency supplies and equipment to victims of the food crisis in East Africa, where over half a million people are directly at risk of starvation.
British Airways provides East Africa relief flight
30 Aug 2011
British Airways began helping the relief effort by carrying over seven and a half tonnes of water tanks, tapstands, pipes and water pumps from Oxfam as free cargo on a scheduled flight to Nairobi.
The airline also gave Oxfam free flights to Kenya to get 40 relief experts into the worst affected areas as quickly as possible.
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