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Launch of factsheets with sustainable solutions to finance education

Launch of three factsheets with sustainable solutions to finance education

Actionaid, Teachers and girls demanding adequate financing for education
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Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Our local teams have already reached  25 million people across 40 countries, but this crisis is far from over.

Women from Tungan Nasara community carry their relief packages as they prepare to return to their home
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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

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EU should adopt a human rights-based approach to migrants forced out of their countries by the climate crisis, ActionAid says

The European Union needs to strengthen protection policies for people moving in response to disasters, climate change, and environmental degradation, ActionAid has said.

ActionAid calls for the abolition of the IMF and World Bank if there’s no overhaul ahead of the institutions’ annual meetings

Colonial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have no place in the 21st century and unless they are overhauled

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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.  

ActionAid at COP

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

General scenes Isaccea entry point on Romanian border
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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

Survivors gather around open flames to keep warm in Hatay, Turkey

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

Zinet, Mulu, and Shibash (left to right) Combatting modern slavery project