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Launch of factsheets with sustainable solutions to finance education

Launch of three factsheets with sustainable solutions to finance education

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Turkey Syria earthquake: ActionAid hires in rescue equipment as death toll surpasses 11,000 and day three comes to a close  

In a race against time to save people trapped under the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, humanitarian organisation ActionAid is hiring rescue equipment to assist with

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COP27 spokespeople

ActionAid’s expert spokespeople and young activists from the Global South are available for interviews, briefings, and commentary throughout COP27.  

Inspired: Some observations as young people take over the fight for climate justice

Harjeet Singh, our global climate lead, writes about young people leading the fight for climate justice.

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Ukraine: one year on

It’s been a year since the Ukraine conflict started with around 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine. By mid-December 2022, at least 5,9 million people were estimated to

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ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general

ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general

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Double tragedy for Syrian refugees with women and girls bearing the brunt of the earthquakes

ActionAid reports that the Turkey-Syria earthquakes have exacerbated the suffering of Syrian women who survived years of conflict, only to lose their temporary homes, neighbours and loved ones as well

Employment is only fair when the work is decent  

Domestic work is the backbone of many societies. Cleaning, housekeeping, looking after the sick and elderly, cooking and childminding are a few of the many personal roles domestic workers perform

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ActionAid takes legal action against Shell

ActionAid is one of seven environmental and human rights organisations, including Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, taking legal action against Royal Dutch Shell for failing to align its growth

ActionAid calls for a feminist response to corporate abuse as new report exposes persecution and mistreatment of women in four communities

• A new report from ActionAid reveals shocking corporate abuse of women from communities in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Guatemala.
• The report, released ahead of the 8th session of negotiations of