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New research: Blended finance for climate action - Good value for money?
During COP28 the issue of ‘blended finance’ for climate action was a major focus - particularly at the inaugural Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum. This event saw global funds – the Green
Intensifying attacks in Rafah would have disastrous consequences, ActionAid warns, as people resort to eating grass amid desperate conditions in overcrowded shelters
Amid fears of a coming ground invasion in Rafah, ActionAid is warning that any intensification in attacks on the governate – which is now home to more than half the entire population of Gaza – would
ActionAid Condemns Israeli Ground Offensive on Rafah: Urgent Appeal for International Intervention to Protect Civilian Lives and Uphold Humanitarian Law
“The impending ground offensive on Rafah by Israel is a flagrant violation of international law and a despicable act of aggression. Rafah, already one of the world's largest refugee camps, serves as
"We are peaceful...we provide a purely medical service”: ActionAid condemns attacks after partner hospital in northern Gaza is hit by bombing
We are horrified to learn that Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has been hit by bombing at least three times in the last three days.
Rebuilding from the rubble: The women holding communities together a year after the Turkey-Syria earthquake
One year on from the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing over 55,000 people, women who have survived over 12 years of conflict and hardship, are holding
UNRWA funding suspension: Joint letter by aid organisations
"As aid organisations, we are deeply concerned and outraged that some of the largest donors have united to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main aid provider
UNRWA Funding Cuts: A Death Sentence for Palestinians in Gaza and Region
ActionAid, as an organisation currently providing relief and support in Gaza and the wider region, is deeply alarmed and concerned by the decision of some of the world's wealthiest nations to suspend
As hunger reaches catastrophic levels in Gaza, people desperate for food resort to using animal feed as flour
With every single one of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants now facing crisis or worse levels of hunger, some are so desperate for food that they are grinding up animal feed to use as flour. Famine is
ActionAid's Response to ICJ's Ruling
ActionAid welcomes the Court's ruling affirming prima facie jurisdiction and indicating provisional measures, including the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to
Essential aid including food and medical supplies prevented from entering Gaza, as 2.3 million people face starvation and disease
Confusing and arbitrary rules about the type of aid permitted to enter Gaza is resulting in thousands of essential items being stopped at border crossings and prevented from reaching those who