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The Commission’s deregulation package: their profits before our values!

In response to the impending adoption of the Omnibus proposal, we hope to highlight the severity of adopting such legislation, particularly within the current European and global political context.

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Israel's decision to halt aid will cost lives in Gaza

ActionAid said:

“The horrifying decision by the Israeli authorities to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza will cost lives at a time where the entire population is reliant on aid to survive. The

Food is collectively cooked and distributed on the streets of Deir A-Balah. Many of those receiving the food have left Gaza city
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Women evicted from DRC camps face widespread sexual violence and forced marriage – ActionAid 

Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being subjected to rape, sexual violence and forced marriage after being forced out of displacement camps and sent back to dangerous areas

Who Owes Who?

As we enter 2025, 54 countries are in debt crisis, forced to cut their spending on basic public services and climate action in order to pay external debts. Last year, lower income countries between

Young Urban Women (YUW) Teleza Banda Primary School Teacher, in Mchinji, Impacted by the cholera outbreak

The EU's New Approach on Returns: More Externalisation, Less Protection and Safeguards

This week, the European Commission presented the latest piece in the sinister puzzle of derogations and attacks against the fundamental rights of people on the move – a new common approach on returns

Image showing the EU flag behind a barbed wired fence where there are people on the other side.
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USAID cuts leave women at risk of being forced into “sex for fish” exploitation in drought-hit Zambia

The abrupt halt of USAID funding by the US administration has left women in drought-hit Zambia at risk of being forced into so called “sex for fish” exploitation, after ActionAid was forced to shut

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Engineer and family killed as Israel breaks ceasefire

ActionAid is heartbroken and outraged to learn that Mohammad Ahmad Abu Marshood, an engineer and projects coordinator at Al Awda Health and Community Association and hospital —run by ActionAid’s

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‘Fear and panic’ in Gaza as Israeli military resumes intensive airstrikes

ActionAid statement in response to renewed attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza.

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Joint Statement: Disastrous Omnibus proposal erodes EU’s corporate accountability commitments and slashes human rights and environmental protections.

ActionAid joins over 360 CSOs in calling on the European Parliament and EU Council to block the Omnibus proposal. This proposal risks jeopardising the very objectives of crucial corporate