"We look at babies losing their life because we have nothing”: Vital services in Gaza grinding to a halt without fuel
Vital services such as water desalination plants, sewage treatment facilities, and hospitals are grinding to a halt in Gaza due to the chronic lack of fuel, while many have been forced to shut down
Southern Gaza “becoming a breeding ground for epidemics and disease” as threat of waterborne illnesses sharply increases
Amidst increased pressure on residents in northern Gaza to move southwards, millions of
people are at risk of starvation, dehydration, and waterborne diseases as dwindling fuel
reserves threaten
Historic UN tax vote for convention major win for public services
A historic tax resolution tabled by Nigeria on behalf of the Africa Group was adopted at the UN General Assembly on 22 November, 2023.
This kickstarts an intergovernmental UN process to negotiate a
‘Our lives will never be the same’, say Niger Delta communities devastated by Shell gas flares
“Gas flares have destroyed everything we have in this community, the flares are an oppression,” says Alice Goldsmith, a community leader in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, in a new film by ActionAid.
Four-day humanitarian pause will do little to improve dire conditions in Gaza
The four-day humanitarian pause which came into effect yesterday will do little to improve the dire conditions being endured by 2.3million people in Gaza. While, after seven weeks of near-constant
ActionAid partner, Al-Awda hospital hit by bombing, killing three doctors
We are horrified to learn that Al-Awda hospital in the north of Gaza, a partner of ActionAid, has today been hit by bombing. Three doctors were killed after the fourth floor of the building was hit
ActionAid responds to the announcement of a four-day pause
"We welcome the news of a four-day truce which will allow for a scale-up of humanitarian aid in Gaza and will lead to the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are children
Mont des Arts lit up with remarkable projection demanding ceasefire
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a call for a permanent and immediate ceasefire was projected at Mont des Arts in Brussels.
ActionAid welcomes the operationalisation of the Loss and damage fund at COP28 as an imperfect but important first step toward addressing climate impacts
ActionAid welcomes the operationalisation of the Loss and damage fund at COP28 as an imperfect but important first step toward addressing climate impacts
The world is living on borrowed time – fossil fuels must go
Fossil fuels haven’t even succeeded in meeting the energy needs of the world’s poor, while leaving them to suffer all the climate harm, ActionAid says.