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The ActionAid Tax Justice Reflection Action Toolkit

Our tax justice reflection action toolkit (TJ-RATK) is made to help empower communities to stand up for their rights.

“It is outrageous that the IMF is once again calling for cuts to government wage bills" - ActionAid reacts to the Fiscal Monitor presented by the IMF

Reacting to the Fiscal Monitor presented by the IMF on 23 October 2024, Roos Saalbrink the Global Economic Justice Lead at ActionAid International said: “It is outrageous that the IMF is once again

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A Covid-19 recession may have lifelong effects on young people

Even before the Covid-19 crisis, young people already faced employment challenges. But with the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, addressing these issues is now more urgent than ever.

Okech practices his farming skills in Uganda

Gender Responsive Public Services and Macro-Economic Policy in Ghana

Improving public services is vital to progress on the fulfilment of girls’ and women’s rights: to education, to health (including sexual and reproductive health services), to water and sanitation, to

Gender Responsive Public Services and Macro-Economic Policy in Ghana

Reactions to the IMF programme in Zambia

ActionAid Zambia’s Country Director, Nalucha Nganga Ziba responds to the recently revealed new IMF programme in Zambia.

Esther Nalumbulu and all her Daughters
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ActionAid Zambia reaffirms its position on the IMF Managing Director’s visit.

Zambia will be expecting the IMF Managing Director alongside the US Treasury Secretary for a high-profile country visit. Against the backdrop of debt distress, the Zambian government reached an

Esther Nalumbulu and all her Daughters
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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

Campaigners on Human Rights day

FFD4 document adopted with consensus, but rich countries heartlessly water down debt commitments

Lives depend on what is in this outcome document and ActionAid is concerned that Global North countries have continued to dodge their responsibilities and have refused to fully commit to debt

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

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An Extractive Affair

Malawi, the poorest country in the world, has lost out on US$43 million in revenue over the last six years, from a single company: the Australian mining company Paladin. This money has been lost

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