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A bigger budget won’t matter if Global Europe swaps development for geopolitics
ActionAid welcomes the significant increase proposed by the Commission to the EU’s external budget for the next seven years – officially known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and its
ActionAid condemns killing of over 20 people at militarised Gaza aid site.
ActionAid condemns killing of over 20 people at militarised Gaza aid site. These killing zones must cease to exist. The Israeli government has weaponised humanitarian aid, turning it into a tool of
The illegal occupation of Palestine must end; international law is not optional
As officials from 30 countries meet today at a conference aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Jamil Sawalmeh, Country Director for ActionAid Palestine says: “The illegal occupation of
Global South return home 'empty-handed' as summit delivers disappointing blow
As the curtain closes on the global development summit – the Fourth Financing for Development conference - in Seville today, ActionAid has expressed disappointment at the underwhelming outcome. The
New report by ActionAid exposes devastating human cost of HSBC’s climate damage
A damning new report from ActionAid and research group Profundo reveals that HSBC’s financing of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture over three years exposed the planet to a shocking 357 million
Thousands of activists take to the streets demanding urgent debt cancellation ahead of global summit
Arthur Larok, the Secretary General of ActionAid, who participated in the march, said, "As we marched, we made it clear that the time for empty rhetoric is over; the world needs action on ending the
The global development summit is falling for empty and unproven solutions, says ActionAid
Reacting to the official opening of the Financing for Development Conference, ActionAid has slammed the summit for falling for empty and unproven solutions anchored to the private sector. This is
"Climate talks are facing uncertain times"
"Rich countries’ continued refusal to put real climate finance on the table means that climate talks are facing uncertain times.
The killing of protesters in Kenya is a “betrayal of democratic principles”
ActionAid is deeply concerned about the heavy-handed response to yesterday’s protests in Kenya. Protesters have been again killed at a moment when the country was commemorating the devastating loss of
Financing a Public Future
Less than one fifth of the sustainable development goal targets set a decade ago are presently on track for achievement in 2030 and a major cause of this is the continued chronic underfunding of
