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.
Zambia’s Government must leverage the position of the Creditor Committee
ActionAid Zambia (AAZ) would like to commend the Zambian Government and the Creditor Committee of Zambia, chaired by China, for their important and unprecedented strides towards debt restructuring and
Plans for debt restructuring in Zambia are an urgent first step
Devastating droughts and floods have already pushed many ordinary Zambians deeper into poverty, and will cripple our economy unless the rich nations who caused global warming provide the funds to
Reactions to the IMF programme in Zambia
ActionAid Zambia’s Country Director, Nalucha Nganga Ziba responds to the recently revealed new IMF programme in Zambia.
ActionAid Zambia reaffirms its position on the IMF Managing Director’s visit.
Zambia will be expecting the IMF Managing Director alongside the US Treasury Secretary for a high-profile country visit. Against the backdrop of debt distress, the Zambian government reached an
ActionAid Joins Hundreds of Organisations Declaring That ‘Our Future Is Public’
In December 2022 an unprecedented gathering of movements working for public services and resisting privatisation took place in Santiago, Chile, titled Our Future Is Public. On 26th January 2023 the
On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public’
As the global polycrisis deepens, hundreds of millions continue to struggle with the cost of living. Public budgets are shrinking, and public sector wage bill cuts leave a crippling impact on the
The Vicious Cycle
The countries that are most vulnerable to the climate crisis are also facing a debt crisis – and the need to service external debt in foreign currency has become a major accelerator of the climate
Nurses fight to provide care despite funding cuts in Malawi
ActionAid Malawi work with NAM through advocacy work. The Malawi government, as instructed by the IMF and World Bank, were told to freeze employment of nurses, doctors and teachers. ActionAid are
