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“We cannot cook without fuel”: Community kitchen run by ActionAid partner forced to close as total blockade on aid entering Gaza continues

A community kitchen run by ActionAid’s partner in Gaza has been forced to stop its operations due to a shortage of cooking fuel, as the total blockade on aid entering Gaza persists into a fourth week

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Kenya's IMF woes highlight the need for new and sustainable economic pathway, says ActionAid

ActionAid International Kenya’s Programs and Strategy Lead, Samson Orao, said:

"It is deeply concerning that Kenya finds itself in this recurring cycle of failing to meet IMF program conditions and

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A month of no aid in Gaza: ActionAid demands that Israeli authorities lift blockade as “new cycle of starvation and thirst” looms

After a month of no humanitarian supplies entering Gaza, ActionAid is calling on states around the world to take immediate action to pressure the Israeli authorities to lift the appalling ban on aid

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Myanmar earthquake: ActionAid launches Emergency Appeal

ActionAid has launched an emergency appeal following a devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar, leaving over 1,000 people dead and thousands without homes and in urgent need of food, water

Photo taken in Wundwin Township, Mandalay Division. The photos have been shared with us from an anonymous source.
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Doctors in Gaza report sharp rise in severe malnutrition among pregnant women and young children

Doctors at hospitals run by ActionAid’s partner in Gaza, Al-Awda, have reported a sharp rise in cases of severe malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children, as the total ban

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Gaza: Flour prices soar to $300 a bag after more than 50 days without new aid deliveries

Food prices are skyrocketing in Gaza, ActionAid’s staff and partners reported today, as Israel's total ban on aid entering the territory continues into its eighth week, causing major shortages and

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ActionAid Joins 200+ Civil Society Organisations in a Letter to European leaders on FfD4

Over 200 civil society organisations and individuals have sent a letter urging European leaders to commit to a transformative and ambitious agenda of financial architecture reform at the Fourth

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Press Release: ActionAid Joins 570+ Organisations to Defend Civil Society Against Attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament

European civil society organisations (CSOs) are currently facing an attack coming from certain Members of the European Parliament. Spearheaded by some MEPs from the European People’s Party (EPP) and

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Myanmar Earthquake: Heavy rains force people back into damaged buildings

Untimely heavy rains have deepened the misery for families left homeless by the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, increasing the risk of disease and forcing people to risk their lives

Temporary shelters made of tarpaulin have been destroyed by heavy rains in earthquake-hit Myanmar