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Time is up - IMF and World Bank must end colonial rule, says ActionAid

The time is up for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to continue with perpetuating a colonial rule, says ActionAid as the institutions concluded their Spring meetings in Washington DC

ActionAid reacts the resignation of HSBC’s chief executive Noel Quinn

Reacting to news of the resignation of HSBC’s chief executive Noel Quinn, ActionAid International’s Global Lead on Climate Justice Teresa Anderson, said:

“HSBC is in the climate spotlight for its

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$2.1 billion pledges for Sudan crisis a step in the right direction but immediate ceasefire still urgent, says ActionAid 

The international community took a significant step towards alleviating the crisis in Sudan, pledging $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid announced at the Paris Summit held on 15 April.

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ActionAid statement on Rafah evacuation order

Reacting to the news of the Israeli Forces’ evacuation order for 1.5 million displaced people in Rafah

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How Barclays' continuous destructive funding is pushing our climate to the brink

Barclays is Europe’s leading financier of fossil fuels globally and the largest fossil fuel financier in Africa

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World leaders fail to act as Israeli invasion of Rafah worsens

Despite repeated calls on Israel from heads of state,

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“We are calling urgently on the international community to act”: Rafah residents plunged into fear and panic as attacks intensify and a full-scale invasion looms 

People in Rafah have been left terrified and panicked as airstrikes on the city intensify, thousands flee, and aid delivery is disrupted.

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ActionAid’s partner organisation in Rafah forced to halt services after staff displaced, as humanitarian operations reach breaking point 

Aid workers in Rafah are working against the odds to keep providing life-saving support to people in need, despite facing a level of danger that is unprecedented even within humanitarian emergencies,

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ActionAid reacts to the recent upsurge in violence in Haiti

Reacting to the recent upsurge in violence in Haiti’s capital

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“Enough is enough, the world cannot continue to watch as the war on Gaza continues to put millions of lives at risk,” say civil society activists at the UN CSO Conference

“Enough is enough, the world cannot continue to watch as the war on Gaza continues to put millions of lives at risk,” say civil society activists at the UN CSO Conference