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Clean water an urgent priority in Tongan tsunami response

Women trained as emergency first responders in Tonga through the Shifting the Power Coalition are mobilising rapidly to distribute clean water to their communities after water sources were polluted by

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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

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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.

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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.

New research: Local food and fuel prices more than triple in some of the world’s most at risk communities

The cost of food, fuel and fertiliser in some of the world’s poorest communities is soaring, with families spending double, triple and in some cases nearly four times what they were paying before

Climate crisis fuels drought and severe hunger across East Africa

The climate crisis is fuelling one of the worst droughts on record across the Horn of Africa, with up to 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia facing severe hunger. Find out more about the

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ActionAid prepares to support thousands in flood-ravaged parts of Bangladesh

Heavy rains have caused severe flash-flooding in north-eastern Bangladesh, disrupting transport and communications networks, clean water facilities, and devastating communities. ActionAid Bangladesh

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ActionAid responds as thousands left homeless after earthquake in Afghanistan

Following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan, which has killed at least 1000 people, injured more than 1500, and affected around 30,000 more, ActionAid is providing lifesaving support to the

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Afghanistan Earthquake: Solidarity Statement from ActionAid International Directors Forum

On 22nd June, a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan took away the lives of more than 1,000 people. ActionAid Country and Executive Directors offer their sincere condolences to the bereaved families and

Aid workers on frontline of drought in East Africa respond to FCDO funding announcement

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the UK has today announced £36 million in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria. Countries in East Africa