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COP26: A text that creates the illusion of action is arguably worse than no text at all

ActionAid responds as the new draft text of the COP26 negotiation falls far short of the action and commitments needed to limit warming to 1.5˚C and support frontline communities.

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Latest draft COP26 text 'a slap in the face for those on the frontlines of the climate crisis'

As the COP26 negotiations continue in Glasgow, ActionAid responds to the latest draft text.

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COP26 outcome 'an insult to those whose lives are being torn apart by the climate crisis'

ActionAid responds to the final COP26 outcome:

Young Palestinians show solidarity with farmers during olive harvest

Palestinian youth groups have joined farmers to help with the olive harvest in Al-Makhrour, near Bethlehem. This is the latest in a series of actions arranged by ActionAid Palestine in partnership

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Free Palestine?

This Briefing Paper catalogues some of the main violations of international law committed against the occupied Palestinian population, with a focus on the duties of Israel in its role of Occupying

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Palestine Day: More than 600 people join ActionAid Palestine’s Walk for Freedom

To mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November), ActionAid Palestine and the Lejan youth group organised a Walk for Freedom through Jericho city.

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As winter approaches, millions of Afghans are facing a deepening food and malnutrition crisis

An escalating humanitarian crisis, severe drought and the Covid-19 pandemic have left millions of people in Afghanistan without enough food to eat.

As harsh winter weather approaches, ActionAid Afghanistan is providing families with cash assistance, to purchase food and heating equipment.
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Afghanistan crisis: “My family fled our hometown because we did not have enough food to survive"

As winter approaches, millions of Afghans are facing a deepening food and malnutrition crisis.

An escalating humanitarian crisis, severe drought and the Covid-19 pandemic have left nearly 23 million

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ActionAid International condemns deadly attack in Kayah State, Myanmar

ActionAid is horrified by reports of the attack on civilians in Kayah state which killed at least 35 people, including two staff members of the charity Save the Children.

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ActionAid supports displaced families in Afghanistan facing hunger and a harsh winter

As winter sets in, millions of Afghans are facing a deepening food and malnutrition crisis.

Freezing temperatures and heavy snowstorms are intensifying an already devastating humanitarian crisis in