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The Impact of Covid-19 Measures on Civil and Political Rights in Nine Countries

This ActionAid report presents a variety of perspectives from diverse contexts, showing how Covid-19 measures are undermining civic space and what needs to change.

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Believe in Better: From Policy to Practice

This report explores the ways the United Nations is supporting young people to engage in participatory decision-making processes and to hold duty bearers in their governments to account.

Community volunteers form a key part of ActionAid's Covid-19 community response

EU’s gender-blind corporate due diligence proposal risks leaving women behind

Brussels – As the European Commission publishes its proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence Directive, ActionAid International raises concerns that the draft legislation fails to

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Analysing European Union Institutions’ Flows for Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD)

This report analyses the first round of Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) data from European Union (EU) Institutions.

ActionAid is training smallholder farmers on agroecology farming techniques to increase crop yield and adapt to the impact of the changing climate.

ActionAid stands with the people of Ukraine

ActionAid stands with the people of Ukraine

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ActionAid: Do not abandon Afghans

As government ministers and donors meet virtually for the United Nations (UN) OCHA Afghanistan Conference 2022, a high-level pledging event for the emergency response in Afghanistan, ActionAid is

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On World Refugee Day: Why the world needs to stop being racist to refugees

Following the war in Ukraine, there are now a staggering 100 million forcibly displaced people around the world. That means 100 million people who have had to flee; leave jobs, livelihoods and family

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The Public Versus Austerity: Why public sector wage bill constraints must end

Based on ground-breaking research our new report published with Public Services International and Education International exposes how austerity cuts in just 15 countries have blocked recruitment of

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Zambia’s Government must leverage the position of the Creditor Committee

ActionAid Zambia (AAZ) would like to commend the Zambian Government and the Creditor Committee of Zambia, chaired by China, for their important and unprecedented strides towards debt restructuring and

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Plans for debt restructuring in Zambia are an urgent first step

Devastating droughts and floods have already pushed many ordinary Zambians deeper into poverty, and will cripple our economy unless the rich nations who caused global warming provide the funds to

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