The fate of millions of people living on small island states depends on this COP, says ActionAid
Reacting to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the COP29 Leaders’ Summit of Small Island Developing States on Climate Change in Baku today,

Joint Recommendation: 10 Steps for EU Leaders should Uphold Right to Asylum in Europe
In light of recent policies aimed at preventing the arrival in the EU of individuals seeking international protection and safety, over 40 humanitarian and human rights organizations working to protect
Towards a gender-responsive transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - ActionAid Report
Why is gender-responsive due diligence so necessary? Does the CSDDD recognise that women and marginalised groups face disproportionate impacts of business activities? Does it provide for a
Rich countries are trying to turn climate talks into profit venture but this week we expect them to put real finance on the table,” says ActionAid’s Teresa Anderson
At the midway point of COP29, Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global lead on climate justice, says:

Rich countries are failing this moral test,” says ActionAid
Commenting on the state of negotiations at COP29 and the draft text on the new climate finance goal,

ActionAid partners report a rise in violence against women in Gaza, as collapse of legal systems leave survivors without access to justice
Women-led organisations in Gaza have reported a rise in cases of violence against women and girls and increased demand for their services,

More than 1.6m people without proper shelter in Gaza and Lebanon as temperatures drop below freezing in some places
More than 1.6 million people across Gaza and Lebanon face a wet and freezing winter without proper shelter, according to analysis by ActionAid.

COP29 final NCQG text: This text is not worth the paper it's written on, says ActionAid
Reacting to the final NCQG text at COP29, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said:

Climate Change Knows No Borders
The environmental repercussions of climate change are increasingly affecting larger segments of the world’s population.