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People’s Hearing to highlight outrageous injustices faced by Palestinians
As members of the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva on 14 September, ActionAid and Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq are hosting a virtual people’s hearing to highlight Israel’s
ActionAid joins calls for COP26 to be postponed as vaccine inequality sidelines voices from the Global South
As a member of Climate Action Network (CAN) International, ActionAid has joined calls from across civil society and the Global South for the UN Climate Summit (COP26) in Glasgow to be postponed.
Aid workers must be allowed to reach Afghanistan’s most vulnerable
As a new government is expected to be announced in Afghanistan, ActionAid is calling for all humanitarian workers to have unrestricted access to reach the most vulnerable families in need.
Families in urgent need of food, water and shelter as thousands flee to Afghanistan’s cities
Away from the chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the streets of Afghanistan’s cities.
Earthquake survivors left with nowhere to shelter as storm Grace hits Haiti
As tropical storm Grace brings flooding and the threat of mudslides to Haiti, many earthquake survivors still have nowhere to shelter from the storm.
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan deepens
As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan deepens, ActionAid's work to protect the most vulnerable is more urgent than ever.
Women and children forced to sleep on the streets following devastating Haiti earthquake
ActionAid Haiti’s network of women trained as first responders during emergencies are set to provide emergency relief, including first aid and support for women and girls at risk of gender-based
ActionAid responds as Haiti struck by 7.2 magnitude earthquake
ActionAid’s emergency teams are assessing urgent needs and preparing to respond after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck south-western Haiti at around 8.30am local time on Saturday (14 August).
Zambia’s election: Covid-19 guidelines must not be used to restrict monitors’ access to polling stations
As Zambia heads to the polls tomorrow (August 12) for a highly contested election, ActionAid is calling on the Electoral Commission to protect the integrity of the ballot and ensure voting can proceed
Stark warning from IPCC shows the need for radical climate action
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today releases the first instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report, ActionAid is calling for radical and transformative action to bring
