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Ukraine: Women and girls experiencing escalating levels of violence with no adequate protection as situation worsens ‘by the day’, international charity ActionAid says
Human rights charity ActionAid says it's deeply concerned that the rights of women and girls affected by the Ukraine conflict are being failed and they aren’t receiving the protection they desperately
Ukraine: Women and girls experiencing escalating levels of violence with no adequate protection as situation worsens ‘by the day’, new report by international charity ActionAid finds
Human rights charity ActionAid says its deeply concerned that the rights of women and girls affected by the Ukraine conflict are being failed and they aren’t receiving the protection they desperately
Communities facing double catastrophe as another earthquake hits the Turkey-Syria border, reports ActionAid
ActionAid is devastated to hear the news of a second powerful earthquake hitting the Turkey-Syria border. The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale and is likely to cause further untold damage
Humanitarian charity helps communities prepare for the worst as storm Freddy heads for Mozambique.
Humanitarian organisation ActionAid is concerned about the intensity of tropical cyclone Freddy and the crippling impact on vulnerable communities in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Earthquake survivors see huge spikes in food prices - urgent funding is needed in Syria to help to replenish food stocks
Spikes in food prices in north-west Syria are leaving earthquake survivors in further need of humanitarian assistance. There are reports of shortages of food items including wheat flour and
Charity delivers urgent medical care to survivors as reports of those injured reaches nearly 100,000
ActionAid is responding to the aftermath of the Turkey Syria earthquake by providing medical support through mobile health units in northwest Syria.
It’s reported that around 12,000 people in
Communities face risk of waterborne diseases, as overnight flooding wreaks havoc on north-west Syria
As communities continue to be affected by the fallout of last week’s devastating earthquakes, ActionAid is concerned that reports of flooding from a burst dam in north-west Syria might increase the
Double tragedy for Syrian refugees with women and girls bearing the brunt of the earthquakes
ActionAid reports that the Turkey-Syria earthquakes have exacerbated the suffering of Syrian women who survived years of conflict, only to lose their temporary homes, neighbours and loved ones as well
ActionAid Appeals for Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Around the world, ActionAid teams are raising lifesaving funds to help support people affected by the devastating earthquakes which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday 6 February 2023.
Turkey Syria earthquake: ActionAid hires in rescue equipment as death toll surpasses 11,000 and day three comes to a close
In a race against time to save people trapped under the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, humanitarian organisation ActionAid is hiring rescue equipment to assist with
