On the brink: Who's best prepared for a climate and hunger crisis?
As the global population hits 7 billion this month, ActionAid has today warned that a triple crisis of climate change, desolated natural resources and rocketing food prices, could dwarf the world’s
One year after Myanmar military’s seizure of power, aid agencies call for increased effort to end human suffering
The recent upsurge in military airstrikes and indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Myanmar highlight the failure of efforts to protect civilians from harm and find a durable solution to the
Safeguarding at ActionAid: Our policies and how to report a concern
Safeguarding at ActionAid: Our policies and how to report a concern
Believe in Better: From Policy to Practice
This report explores the ways the United Nations is supporting young people to engage in participatory decision-making processes and to hold duty bearers in their governments to account.
Statement on ActionAid International’s Secretary General
ActionAid International announces that it has mutually agreed with Ms. Julia Sanchez to end her term as Secretary General.
EU’s gender-blind corporate due diligence proposal risks leaving women behind
Brussels – As the European Commission publishes its proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence Directive, ActionAid International raises concerns that the draft legislation fails to
As rains fail, families in rural Kenya face perilous levels of hunger and thirst
Rains have failed for the third consecutive season in vast areas of arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya. ActionAid Kenya’s communications manager Fridah Bwari on how drought is devastating family
Heavy rains threaten communities left homeless by Tropical Storm Ana
Heavy rains and Tropical Cyclone Batsirai are threatening communities in Southern Africa left reeling after Tropical Storm Ana destroyed their homes, schools and farmland.
ActionAid’s emergency teams
Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: Governments must ensure aid reaches those most in need
As talks focusing on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis begin in Oslo, ActionAid is calling on all governments to ensure that life-saving support can reach the communities most in need.
Myanmar: A year of violence and unrest leaves millions of families in need of protection and support
One year on from the military takeover on 1 February 2021, Myanmar is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as political turmoil, violence and Covid-19 push families deeper into poverty and hunger.