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ActionAid International Stands in Solidarity with Palestinian People

ActionAid International joins the international and human rights organizations all over the world to mark the international solidarity Day with Palestinian People stressing its commitment towards

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Humanitarian organizations condemn continued attacks on civilian infrastructure leaving people in Ukraine without water, electricity and heating in freezing temperatures

International and Ukrainian NGOs strongly condemn the latest round of airstrikes across Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces. News reports estimate that 10 civilians have died and at least 50 have been

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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: ActionAid urges governments to end all forms of femicide.

ActionAid International joins feminist movements and organisations to mark the global 16 Days Campaign from November 25- December 10. The campaign will begin with a day of solidarity with Iran

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Historic shift towards a more democratic, transparent, and fair financial architecture

Despite the intense lobbying by the OECD countries to stop it, the resolution submitted by Nigeria on behalf of the 54-member African group of states, mandating the UN to take on a global tax

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Indonesia earthquake

“Our sympathies go out to the thousands of families who have had their lives turned upside down by the devastating earthquake in Cianjur in Indonesia. 

ActionAid hails loss and damage fund outcome at COP27 as victory for people living on the front lines of climate disasters

A decision at COP27 to establish a loss and damage fund for communities living on the front lines of climate disasters has been hailed a victory by climate justice organisation ActionAid. 

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New draft COP27 cover note ‘offers hope’ to those on the frontline of climate crisis, ActionAid says

New draft cover note ‘offers hope’ in the way of a loss and damage fund to those on the frontline of climate crisis, ActionAid says.

EU proposal on loss and damage funding is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says ActionAid International

“The EU has made a proposal which might, on the surface, seem like a breakthrough to establish a fund that could help communities cope with loss and damage, and that also seems to champion the 1.5°C

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Draft COP27 cover note is a ‘letdown which urgently needs saving’, says ActionAid International

“This much anticipated draft cover note from the presidency at COP27 is nothing more than a letdown which urgently needs saving.

“After encouraging language proposed by India and supported by the EU

Developed nations ‘hiding behind’ need for more information on losses and damages when the evidence is clear, says ActionAid

Commenting on loss and damage negotiations at COP27 after the first week, Teresa Anderson, Global Lead for Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said: