US and EU owe more than half the cost of repairing future damage caused by climate disasters
New analysis sets out how much responsibility the wealthy countries behind the climate crisis must take for the devastating impact that rising global temperatures are already having on developing
Covid-19: A women-led response
ActionAid research shows how lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions have unleashed a shocking surge in gender-based violence globally.
But while violence is rising, women’s shelters are being shut
More than 150 NGOs sign open letter calling for loss and damage fund with debt relief
ActionAid is among 152 organisations, movements and unions, that have signed an open letter calling for a new fund to support survivors of climate disasters in the Global South. Ahead of the UN
Celebrating the power of human rights defenders
Human rights are hard won and easily lost. This is a collection of stories of those who defend human rights around the world.
Terrible warning that climate action has to move into a much higher gear, says ActionAid
Reacting to new data by Copernicus Climate Change Service that revealed that average global temperatures have been 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a year,
ActionAid's Response to ICJ's Ruling
ActionAid welcomes the Court's ruling affirming prima facie jurisdiction and indicating provisional measures, including the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to
Anti-racism in education: promoting racial equity and building a global anti-racist movement
The Transformative and Anti-racist Educational System project (SETA) secured US$10 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to enable transformative long-term changes to Brazil’s systems and
ActionAid reacts to Bonn Climate Negotiations
As UN climate negotiations in Bonn wrap up, Teresa Anderson, global lead on climate justice for ActionAid International says:
Making the European Green Deal work for International Partnerships
In this paper 14 NGOs, including ActionAid, provide recommendations to International Partnerships Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen on how she can use the European Green Deal to address the climate and
ActionAid responds to COP26 delay
Harjeet Singh, global lead on climate for ActionAid, comments on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) being delayed until 1st- 12th November 2021.
