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ActionAid International Uganda Condemns the Arrest of Peaceful Anticorruption Demonstrators
ActionAid International Uganda is dismayed by the highhanded, brutal and unlawful arrest of peaceful and largely youthful anticorruption demonstrators yesterday Tuesday, 23rd July 2024.
NGOs Rally at the EU Council: Lack of Political Action Prolongs Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza
A powerful display of 290 red balloons, symbolising 290 days of relentless conflict in Gaza
ActionAid responds to the ICJ’s advisory opinion
“ActionAid welcomes the historic judgement of the court, which has declared that the Israeli Government’s continued occupation of the Palestinian territory is unlawful.
ActionAid “pleased” to see The Gambian parliament uphold its ban on FGM/C
Responding to the vote in The Gambia’s parliament today to uphold the country’s ban on FGM/C
ActionAid is utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the Al-Mawasi area, Gaza
ActionAid said: “We are utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis.
Rise in injured patients arriving at Al-Awda Hospital following Gaza City attacks, as facility faces urgent need for medical supplies and fuel
Staff at Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza say they have received an influx of injured patients from Gaza City in recent days since the Israeli military ramped up its attacks on the area.
Gaza's acute hunger crisis is extremely alarming, says ActionAid
ActionAid said: “We remain extremely alarmed about the acute hunger crisis in Gaza
Kenya's ill-advised tax increases illustrate IMF's failed policies, ActionAid says
The recent protests in Kenya against the Finance Bill (2024) show the shortcomings of the International Monetary Fund’s policy advice in Africa, ActionAid says.
ActionAid comments on the decision to make the Philippines host of the Loss and Damage Board
The second meeting of the Loss & Damage Fund Board started in Songdo, Korea today.
Aid groups call on the international community as civilians continue to pay the price of inaction in eastern DR Congo
In the latest episode of a resurgence in conflict and violence in eastern DR Congo, hundreds of thousands of people have been forcibly displaced as civilians, civilian infrastructure and NGO staff and