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Rafah, Gaza: Urgent statement from Chief Executives of humanitarian agencies and human rights organizations
We are appalled by the harrowing developments in Rafah, Gaza’s most populated area where 1.5 million people are sheltering as their last resort - over half a million of them children. If Israel
“We have not found anything to feed our children”: Hunger crisis in Gaza reaches unprecedented levels, as people run out of even animal feed to eat
Gaza is in the midst of an unprecedented and totally avoidable hunger crisis, with every single person in the territory now experiencing extreme levels of hunger.
ActionAid statement on attacks in Rafah
“We are appalled by last night's heavy bombardment on Rafah, which reportedly killed at least 67 people, including women and children.
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
Barclays' policy tweak needs to be the first step on a much longer journey, ActionAid says
Responding to Barclays’ newly announced oil and gas policy, ActionAid International’s Global Lead on Climate Justice, Teresa Anderson, said:
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
"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