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ActionAid responds after Biden backs a waiver on IP for Covid-19 vaccines
ActionAid International responds to the announcement from the US President Joe Biden backing a waiver on Intellectual Property for US manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit
Asian organisations unite in call for a People's Vaccine
More than 150 local and international NGOs and human rights organisations and campaigners across Asia have signed a joint letter to Asian leaders and health ministers, calling for improved access to
India Covid crisis: Vulnerable frontline workers hit hard by virus
As India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19, frontline workers including those working in overwhelmed mortuaries and burial sites, and women domestic workers caring for people with the
Biden’s new emissions target ‘deeply insufficient’ to tackle the climate crisis
ActionAid responds to today’s announcement from the Biden administration, previewing the US’ revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to cut emissions by around 50% by 2030.
Banking sector net zero targets smokescreen for business as usual
As the banking and financial sectors announce new ‘net zero’ initiatives to coincide with this week’s US-hosted Leaders’ Climate Summit, ActionAid warns against accepting the pledges at face value.
90% of young Europeans believe climate change and environmental breakdown are the world’s greatest threats
Nine out of 10 young Europeans believe climate change and environmental breakdown are the most serious threats facing the world today, according to a new campaign by ActionAid.
Water crisis hits communities in southern Bangladesh
As world leaders gather for President Biden’s virtual climate summit this week, communities in southern Bangladesh – who are facing a severe water crisis – say climate action cannot wait for far-off
ActionAid responds to horrifying levels of violence against civilians in Myanmar
Violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar is intensifying. ActionAid is calling for an end to the violence and for the right to peaceful assembly to be protected.
Governments must no longer ignore the soaring costs of the climate crisis in the global south
Harjeet Singh, ActionAid’s global lead on climate, says that "governments can no longer ignore the soaring costs of the climate crisis in the global south."
ActionAid warns 'net zero' targets create a false sense of climate progress
As energy ministers and business leaders meet at the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Summit, ActionAid calls for real zero climate goals that radically reduce emissions and rapidly phase
