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Refugees in Europe: Not a single human life should be at risk

ActionAid Greece has called for an immediate halt to violence related to the refugee crisis at the Greece-Turkey border. You can read their statement here.

A photo of some child refugees in a camp in Lesvos, Greece
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ActionAid signs open letter on the right to asylum

This open letter, signed by more than 121 organisations, calls on various international bodies to reaffirm the rights or refugees and asylum seekers.

A boy stands alone in Schisto refugee camp, Greece

Young people might be more resilient to the virus, but not to its impacts

This blog examines the challenges that young people face around the world, from Covid-19 to homelessness and lack of employment

Young activists in Liberia
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Why ActionAid promotes women’s leadership in emergencies

ActionAid has been promoting women’s leadership in emergencies for many years now. Yet this question never fails to come up: why women?

Sabita Rani leading a village group in Bangladesh
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A day of catastrophe for the Palestinian people

I am writing while deeply troubled about recent developments in Palestine, while dozens of peaceful protesters and civilians are attacked and killed in Gaza; while US President Donald Trump, instead

Ameera, 11, and her sisters walk along their farmland in the West Bank
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Fourteen years of blockade has left two million Gazans living in an ‘open air prison’

This month marks 14 years since the start of the blockade which came into force on 14 June 2007 and the UN’s prediction is a reality for many Palestinians in Gaza, who are living with soaring levels

Israeli bombings in May worsened already difficult economic and social conditions caused by the prolonged blockade of Gaza.
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The world must not look away as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan deepens

Afghanistan a humanitarian crisis is quickly unfolding on the streets of cities and urban centres where hundreds of thousands of people have fled seeking safety. The situation is changing rapidly and

Afghanistan woman silhouette
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Bangladesh Floods: "It will take years to recover and flood-proof our communities"

A severe humanitarian disaster nearly 5,000 miles away in my country in South Asia has gone virtually unnoticed in the news despite over 50 people now losing their lives.

Noakhali Flood Response

2024 was the deadliest year in Haiti’s recent history. We cannot let “Haiti fatigue” set in

As 2024 draws to a close, Haiti is reeling from what has been the bloodiest year in recent memory. At least 5,000 people have now been killed in gang violence – even more than last year, when

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