The world must not look away as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan deepens
Afghanistan a humanitarian crisis is quickly unfolding on the streets of cities and urban centres where hundreds of thousands of people have fled seeking safety. The situation is changing rapidly and
Aid workers must be allowed to reach Afghanistan’s most vulnerable
As a new government is expected to be announced in Afghanistan, ActionAid is calling for all humanitarian workers to have unrestricted access to reach the most vulnerable families in need.
ActionAid joins calls for COP26 to be postponed as vaccine inequality sidelines voices from the Global South
As a member of Climate Action Network (CAN) International, ActionAid has joined calls from across civil society and the Global South for the UN Climate Summit (COP26) in Glasgow to be postponed.
People’s Hearing to highlight outrageous injustices faced by Palestinians
As members of the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva on 14 September, ActionAid and Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq are hosting a virtual people’s hearing to highlight Israel’s
Pharmaceutical companies reaping immoral profits from Covid vaccines yet paying low tax rates
Moderna, BioNTech and Pfizer cashing in thanks to taxpayer investments, monopolies, and low taxes while leaving millions unprotected.
Will the UN Food Systems Summit really solve hunger and climate change?
The UNFSS has been revealed to be a huge waste of time and resources. The summit is diverting the attention of policymakers and the public away from what is urgently needed to transform the global
Leaked Pandora Papers expose urgent need to stamp out tax avoidance by wealthy and political elite
As the Pandora Papers reveal yet again the extensive use of tax havens and tax secrecy by the economic and political elite, ActionAid International calls on governments to step up their efforts to
IMF imposed austerity slashes three million frontline workers from world’s most fragile health systems
New research by ActionAid, Public Services International and Education International warns that the IMF’s demands to cut public sector employee costs undermines progress on health and education.
ActionAid launches citizens’ campaign for a ban on fossil fuel advertising in Europe
ActionAid is joining more than twenty organisations in the first ever Europe-wide campaign calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships in the European Union.
Roadmap to a framework for the protection of climate migrants
This paper is an attempt to present a roadmap to develop a framework for the protection of climate vulnerable communities who are forced to cross borders. The roadmap is specific to the countries in
