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ActionAid USA's response to Trump's statement on cutting WHO funding
Brandon Wu, Director of Policy & Campaigns at ActionAid USA responds to Donald Trump, president United States, stating he would halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
ActionAid responds to IMF debt relief announcement
ActionAid responds to the IMF debt relief announcement of immediate debt relief for 25 countries.
African leaders urged to mobilise debt strike
On the eve of G20 Finance Ministers grappling with the biggest economic crisis in generations, ActionAid is calling for unprecedented collective action from African leaders ahead of the International
ActionAid International’s chair joins IMF advisory group
ActionAid International chair Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda will bring a global south perspective to a new external advisory group set up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
ActionAid Kenya condemns fake news about Covid-19 response
This page is a response to fake news being shared on social media about ActionAid's response to the Covid-19 pandemic
ActionAid responds to COP26 delay
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to escalate globally, the United Nations has announced that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be delayed.
Women lead ActionAid’s response to Covid-19 crisis
As the coronavirus crisis continues to escalate globally and hits some of the world’s poorest countries, women are leading ActionAid’s fight to protect the most marginalised during the pandemic.
Cyclone Idai anniversary: survivors hit by flooding, drought and food crisis
One year after Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, survivors are still living in makeshift shelters and are now facing an escalating food and climate crisis.
More than 150 NGOs call for refugees’ rights to be protected
ActionAid is one of 152 organisations to sign a joint open letter to Greek and EU leaders raising serious concerns about the treatment of refugees at the Evros border and Aegean islands, where the
COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis
COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis
