Southern Africa food and climate crisis
More than nine million people in Southern Africa are facing severe food shortages.

Families receive life-saving food supplies in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is experiencing its worst hunger crisis in more than a decade, with 3.6 million people suffering from severe food shortages.
Cyclone Idai one year on
One year after Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, survivors are still living in makeshift shelters and are now facing an escalating food and climate crisis. Recent flooding affecting more than 70,000

Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Our local teams have already reached 25 million people across 40 countries, but this crisis is far from over.
ActionAid's Beirut Blast response plan
Emergency response appeals will fund crucial and life-saving work to house and protect women and girls.

Surviving climate change – Hilda’s story
This is the story of Hilda. Hilda lives in rural Zimbabwe and her community was devastated by Cyclone Idai. Read about how Hilda worked to rebuild her community and watch her short video.

Born into fire: Violence brings mental health struggles for new mothers in Gaza
ActionAid is providing counselling to help new mothers cope with the trauma of giving birth during and after the violence, as psychologists report a rise in postpartum depression .

Rohingya volunteers are first to respond when emergencies hit Cox's Bazar
On the fourth anniversary of their displacement, we take a look at the resilience of the Rohingya refugee community in Cox's Bazar.
ActionAid supports displaced families in Afghanistan facing hunger and a harsh winter
As winter sets in, millions of Afghans are facing a deepening food and malnutrition crisis.
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowstorms are intensifying an already devastating humanitarian crisis in
As rains fail, families in rural Kenya face perilous levels of hunger and thirst
Rains have failed for the third consecutive season in vast areas of arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya. ActionAid Kenya’s communications manager Fridah Bwari on how drought is devastating family