Covid-19 vaccines must be free and accessible to people in the Global South
Money and profit shouldn’t determine who has access to treatment, and there are other, better ways to ensure everyone has a route out of this crisis. ActionAid is supporting calls for a People’s
ActionAid calls for reforms to the IMF’s voting share structure, as the EU supports the Managing Director’s second-term bid
The announcement by European governments supporting a second term for the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is a slap in the face of efforts to make the
Press Statement: ActionAid’s Response to the Omnibus proposal
Today, the European Commission officially announced their omnibus bill that prioritizes competitiveness and corporate interests over the protection of human rights and the environment. This comes as a
$2.8bn ‘tax gap’ exposed by ActionAid research reveals tip of the iceberg of ‘Big Tech’s big tax bill’ in the global south
New research from ActionAid International reveals that 20 developing countries could be missing out on as much as $2.8bn in tax revenue from Facebook, Alphabet Inc. (parent company of Google) and
Young people are leading tide of change against fossil fuels
On September 15th and 17th, hundreds of thousands of young people took to the streets globally to call for an end to the fossil fuel era. They are advocating for investments in community-owned
Big business’ windfall profits rocket to “obscene” $1 trillion a year amid cost-of-living crisis; Oxfam and ActionAid renew call for windfall taxes
722 of the world’s biggest corporations together raked in over $1 trillion in windfall profits each year for the past two years amid soaring prices and interest rates, while billions of people are
World’s largest economies losing up to $32 billion in annual tax revenue from Silicon Valley’s top five tech companies
As G20 leaders meet tomorrow (21 May) for an extraordinary health summit to tackle the pandemic, new research from ActionAid International shows that G20 countries are facing a potential gap of US
Market mechanisms for loss and damage climate finance fail human rights test
ActionAid’s report, Market Solutions to help Climate Victims Fail Human Rights Test, examines the current options for market, state and ‘innovative’ funding mechanisms available to cover the soaring
“A damp squib” - IMF and World Bank annual meetings end on a low as growing debt crisis and burden of austerity remain unresolved – ActionAid
ActionAid says the 2024 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual meetings in Washington, D.C., were a damp squib that fell short of addressing the bread-and-butter issues for people
More Money, Less Vision: Global Europe Risks Turning Partnerships into Political Transactions
The Commission’s new Global Europe Instrument claims to adapt EU external action to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Yet, as it stands, the proposal prioritizes flexibility over clarity, self
