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“We were hungry and terrified by the intensity of the bombing”: Women fleeing northern Gaza tell of horrific conditions and harrowing journeys as siege enters its third month

Women fleeing northern Gaza with their families have told ActionAid of spending weeks trapped and hungry amid constant shelling, as the Israeli military’s brutal siege of the area enters its third

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ActionAid expresses concern for its aid teams in north-west Syria as ambulances come under attack

ActionAid has expressed deep concern for the safety of its humanitarian teams in north-west Syria

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"I don’t hear the sirens”: As war on Ukraine intensifies, people with disabilities face deadly toll

In Ukraine, bombs and missile strikes make life nearly impossible for people with disabilities.

ICJ climate change hearings

ActionAid Vanuatu's country manager Flora Vano will be testifying remotely from Vanuatu

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Escalating violence displaces more than 14,000 in three days in north-west Syria

ActionAid’s partners in north-west Syria have been forced to suspend their humanitarian work amid violent clashes that have displaced around 14,000 people across Idlib and western Aleppo over the past

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More than 1.6m people without proper shelter in Gaza and Lebanon as temperatures drop below freezing in some places

More than 1.6 million people across Gaza and Lebanon face a wet and freezing winter without proper shelter, according to analysis by ActionAid.

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Lebanon ceasefire deal not an acceptable long-term solution

LEBANON CEASEFIRE DEAL NOT AN ACCEPTABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTION

COP29 final NCQG text: This text is not worth the paper it's written on, says ActionAid

Reacting to the final NCQG text at COP29, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said: 

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ActionAid partners report a rise in violence against women in Gaza, as collapse of legal systems leave survivors without access to justice  

Women-led organisations in Gaza have reported a rise in cases of violence against women and girls and increased demand for their services,

Our reaction to the latest draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance

Reacting to the latest draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance