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ActionAid responds to IMF debt relief announcement

ActionAid responds to the IMF debt relief announcement of immediate debt relief for 25 countries.

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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).

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ActionAid Kenya condemns fake news about Covid-19 response

This page is a response to fake news being shared on social media about ActionAid's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

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ActionAid responds to COP26 delay

As the Covid-19 crisis continues to escalate globally, the United Nations has announced that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be delayed.

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Women lead ActionAid’s response to Covid-19 crisis

As the coronavirus crisis continues to escalate globally and hits some of the world’s poorest countries, women are leading ActionAid’s fight to protect the most marginalised during the pandemic.

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Cyclone Idai anniversary: survivors hit by flooding, drought and food crisis

One year after Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, survivors are still living in makeshift shelters and are now facing an escalating food and climate crisis.

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More than 150 NGOs call for refugees’ rights to be protected

ActionAid is one of 152 organisations to sign a joint open letter to Greek and EU leaders raising serious concerns about the treatment of refugees at the Evros border and Aegean islands, where the

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COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis

COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis

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ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general

ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general

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2019 at ActionAid: A Year in Review

See all of the amazing work you enabled us to do in 2019 and how we can make an even bigger difference in 2020 by visiting: www.actionaid.org