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ActionAid calls for the immediate release of doctors in Gaza, after the manager of a hospital run by its partner Al-Awda is arrested  

Hospitals in Gaza are continuing to come under intense attack, leaving staff struggling to save lives amid near-impossible conditions.

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"We are living in a situation we cannot call humane”: Hundreds of thousands of displaced people face catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Rafah 

"We are living in a situation we cannot call humane”: Hundreds of thousands of displaced people face catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Rafah  

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Pregnant women in Gaza deprived of food and water as mothers unable to feed their newborn babies

In the midst of Gaza’s spiraling food crisis, tens of thousands of pregnant women are going desperately hungry, while mothers are so malnourished they are unable to breastfeed their newborn babies

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Exclusion of financial services from #CSDDD is a serious blow to the EU's climate commitment, just after COP28, says ActionAid 

After yesterday’s decision at COP28, the EU’s work to secure this goal is already being undermined by developments at home. The decision today by the European legislator to exclude financial services

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International Court of Justice case statement

ActionAid says: “With this crisis approaching 100 days, we remain appalled by the staggering loss of life and scale of destruction in Gaza. For the past four months, we have continually called for any

New COP29 president has his work cut out – deliver the cash needed for a fossil fuel phase-out

Reacting to the appointment of Mukhtar Babayev as the COP29 president, ActionAid International’s Global Lead on Climate Justice, Teresa Anderson said:  

ActionAid’s Five Climate Justice Benchmarks for COP28

ActionAid’s expert spokespeople and youth activists from the Global South are available for interviews,
briefings, and commentary throughout COP28.

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As hunger reaches catastrophic levels in Gaza, people desperate for food resort to using animal feed as flour 

With every single one of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants now facing crisis or worse levels of hunger, some are so desperate for food that they are grinding up animal feed to use as flour. Famine is

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Women in Gaza resort to using scraps of tent in place of period products and go weeks without showering amid dire humanitarian conditions 

Women and girls in Gaza are resorting to unsafe ways of managing their periods amid a severe shortage of period products and catastrophic humanitarian conditions. ActionAid has heard that some

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Essential aid including food and medical supplies prevented from entering Gaza, as 2.3 million people face starvation and disease 

Confusing and arbitrary rules about the type of aid permitted to enter Gaza is resulting in thousands of essential items being stopped at border crossings and prevented from reaching those who