Skip to main content
News /

Northern Gaza Residents Struggle on the Brink of Starvation and Disease as Food and Water Supplies Dwindle to Near Depletion

Half a million people in northern Gaza are facing severe food shortages and life-threatening illnesses due to the acute lack of food and water. As the death toll in Gaza reached a grim milestone of 10

News /

ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda yesterday has warned that it will completely shut down operations by Wednesday night as fuel stocks near depletion.

ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda yesterday has warned that it will completely shut down operations by Wednesday night as fuel stocks near depletion.

The hospital has made an urgent plea for the

News

Urgent need for shelter, blankets and warm clothes as Nepal grapples with earthquake aftermath, says ActionAid

Urgent need for shelter, blankets and warm clothes as Nepal grapples with earthquake aftermath, says ActionAid

After an earthquake struck in western Nepal, damaging houses in two districts of

News /

Prioritise ceasefire call at Paris Summit to protect civilians in Gaza

World leaders should demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during an international humanitarian conference for Gaza’s civilian population in Paris on Thursday, says ActionAid.

News /

ActionAid responds to the announcement of four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza

Responding to the announcement of a four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza, Riham Jafari, Advocacy and Communication Coordinator ActionAid Palestine

News /

Palestinians in Gaza pin hopes of a permanent ceasefire and sufficient humanitarian aid on the emergency Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia

Amid the continued escalation in Gaza, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives including 4,000 children, ActionAid notes that the most urgent priority for the Arab League Council’s emergency summit

News /

Gaza’s children facing unimaginable trauma on World Children’s Day

Today as the global community marks World Children’s Day, children in Gaza are struggling to survive amid inhumane conditions, while being killed at a horrifying rate. Over the last six weeks, one

News /

"We look at babies losing their life because we have nothing”: Vital services in Gaza grinding to a halt without fuel

Vital services such as water desalination plants, sewage treatment facilities, and hospitals are grinding to a halt in Gaza due to the chronic lack of fuel, while many have been forced to shut down

News /

Southern Gaza “becoming a breeding ground for epidemics and disease” as threat of waterborne illnesses sharply increases

Amidst increased pressure on residents in northern Gaza to move southwards, millions of
people are at risk of starvation, dehydration, and waterborne diseases as dwindling fuel
reserves threaten

News

Historic UN tax vote for convention major win for public services

A historic tax resolution tabled by Nigeria on behalf of the Africa Group was adopted at the UN General Assembly on 22 November, 2023.

This kickstarts an intergovernmental UN process to negotiate a