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Community support can break barriers: stories from women on the move in Ireland and Italy
World Refugee Day. Community support can break barriers: stories from women on the move in Ireland and Italy
‘Close to collapse’ water system having inhumane consequences for people in Gaza, ActionAid warns
Huge hikes in the price of drinking water and blocks to fuel entering Gaza could lead to the water system completely collapsing at a time when temperatures are rising, ActionAid is warning.
ActionAid horrified by attacks on last functioning hospital in northern Gaza
We are horrified to learn that Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has yet again come under intense attack by the Israeli military. In the last 24 hours, staff
“Gaza is hell on earth”: ActionAid’s colleagues and partners displaced and going hungry amid intensive bombing, as charity demands siege is lifted now
ActionAid’s colleagues and partners are reporting hellish conditions in Gaza as bombing intensifies and supplies run out. Hundreds of people have been killed and nearly 100,000 have been displaced in
Crippling budget cuts leave Africa’s public sector workers underpaid, overworked and struggling to make ends meet
A new study by ActionAid reveals that deep cuts to public spending in education and health across six African countries have seen workers struggling to afford essentials like food and resulted in
Reports of sexual violence in Eastern DRC surge by almost 700% in March as armed conflict intensifies – ActionAid
Data collected by ActionAid shows that escalating attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have sparked an explosion of sexual violence against women and girls in the
ActionAid entirely rejects plans for Israeli authorities to control and condition aid in Gaza
We are horrified by news that the Israeli military, which is already killing dozens of people in Gaza each day, plans to intensify its offensive in Gaza and seize more territory.
Letter from Global South youth to HSBC
As the world faces an unprecedented climate crisis, HSBC’s investments continue to fuel environmental destruction — especially across the Global South.
Climate activist Patience Nabukalu joined with
IMF Spring Meetings fall short amid push for more "heartless" public budget cuts
The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have yielded outcomes that offer little hope of addressing the unsustainable debt burden fueling economic crises in low
Gaza: Flour prices soar to $300 a bag after more than 50 days without new aid deliveries
Food prices are skyrocketing in Gaza, ActionAid’s staff and partners reported today, as Israel's total ban on aid entering the territory continues into its eighth week, causing major shortages and