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“My niece gave birth in the water on top of desks.” Women forced to give birth in shelters after Mozambique flooding

In the aftermath of deadly flooding that left over 100 people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced in Mozambique, ActionAid has heard harrowing experiences of women giving birth and raising

Damage and flooding following the January storms. Mozambique Flood Response, January 2026.
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ActionAid's solidarity statement with the people of Cuba

ActionAid International stands in solidarity with the people of Cuba as they confront a severe fuel crisis triggered by threats from the United States Government to impose sanctions on any country

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ActionAid calls for immediate ceasefire and full respect for international law in latest escalation in conflict in the Arab Region

ActionAid expresses grave concern over the recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against targets across Iran, as well as Iran’s subsequent military retaliation.

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Humanitarian organizations reaffirm decision to pursue petition before Israel’s High Court of Justice following recent hearing

18 members from a coalition of humanitarian organizations represented by the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) have reaffirmed their decision to proceed with a petition before

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Adoption of death penalty law by the Israeli Knesset requires urgent EU measures

As humanitarian and human rights organisations that have worked for years in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we are appalled by the Israeli Knesset’s decision to approve a bill that

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Gaza six months on: "In reality, there is no such thing as a ceasefire”

The so-called ceasefire in Gaza was never a real ceasefire. For the last six months, Palestinians in Gaza have continued to wake up almost every day to bombing and attacks by the Israeli army, while

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Three Years On: NGOs Call for Urgent Action on the Sudan Crisis

As a member of the Inter-Agency Working Group East and Central Africa, ActionAid joins humanitarian organizations in calling for urgent, coordinated international action to address the world’s largest

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Ten-day ceasefire risks masking ongoing violations in Lebanon, warns ActionAid

The announcement of a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may bring a moment of desperately needed relief. But Lebanon should have never been excluded from initial ceasefire arrangements to

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Letter For Outreach April FAC and Meeting Global Alliance

We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, write to you as Israeli authorities escalate their brutal repression and illegal annexation policies in Palestine, and

IMF and World Bank centre profit over lives as Middle East conflict casts a shadow over Spring Meetings

The 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring meetings are taking place in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of a rise in the cost of living and basic commodities caused by the US-Israel war on Iran