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Fleeing the climate crisis: Ali
After flooding and drought tore through the Badghis province in north-western Afghanistan Ali Mohammad lost everything. His son and two daughters were killed in the floods and all his belongings and
COVID-19 crisis: Myanmar’s garment workers at greater risk of domestic violence
ActionAid is warning of the dire situation facing garment workers in Myanmar as the UN finds that nearly half the world’s workers are at risk of losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Record numbers displaced by extreme weather disasters
ActionAid reports on the new figures from the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), show record numbers of displacements fuelled by
"Inequality is the mother of all pre-existing conditions"
We must revisit the fundamental values that underpin financing for development. Human solidarity and wellbeing; not just economic growth, national self-interest, nor profit, should be the basis for
For a Europe that cares for all – during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
This open letter, signed by ActionAid and other civil society organisations, sets out our hopes and aspirations for the EU in a post-COVID-19 world.
ActionAid responds to Shell's 'net zero' pledge
Responding to fossil fuel giant Shell’s announcement that it plans to adopt a climate target of ‘net zero’ by 2050
ActionAid USA's response to Trump's statement on cutting WHO funding
Brandon Wu, Director of Policy & Campaigns at ActionAid USA responds to Donald Trump, president United States, stating he would halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
ActionAid responds to IMF debt relief announcement
ActionAid responds to the IMF debt relief announcement of immediate debt relief for 25 countries.
African leaders urged to mobilise debt strike
On the eve of G20 Finance Ministers grappling with the biggest economic crisis in generations, ActionAid is calling for unprecedented collective action from African leaders ahead of the International
ActionAid International’s chair joins IMF advisory group
ActionAid International chair Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda will bring a global south perspective to a new external advisory group set up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).