Heavy monsoon rains led to massive flooding across large parts of Pakistan in 2010, affecting up to 20 million people. ActionAid responded to the disaster immediately, working with local partners and

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale rocked Haiti. It was the most powerful earthquake to have struck the country for 200 years.  An estimated 220,000 people were

Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2nd-3rd May 2008, affecting more than 2.4 million people. ActionAid responded to the disaster in collaboration with local partners and communities, providing vital

In 2011 a drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa affected an estimated 13 million people.  In parts of Kenya, the disaster was considered to be the worst to afflict the country in over 60 years

In December 2008, “Operation Cast Lead” claimed 14 Israeli and approximately 1,400 Palestinian lives. ActionAid responded to the emergency in collaboration with local partners and communities in Gaza

Large-scale land acquisitions by investors, which are often called ‘land grabs’, can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity. This report

Six months on from the devastating Haiti earthquake, this report outlines ActionAid's response and tells the stories of some of the people we are working with.

Investing in women farmers is the way forward in the fight against hunger.  On the day of the election of the new FAO Director General, Action Aid, Oxfam and Wocan together with many other civil

The paper provides an overview of what caused high and volatile prices in international food commodity markets, the major causes of national food price increases, the winners and losers within

This study looks at local right to food programmes in two very different contexts - Bangladesh and The Gambia - with the objectives of identifying how far these projects helped increase food security