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Ceasefire agreement must be first step towards permanent end to the suffering in Gaza, says ActionAid

Fifteen months of unimaginable violence and horror has turned Gaza into hell on earth. While today’s agreement to halt hostilities will bring some respite to Gaza’s exhausted people, it is no

A woman resident of Gaza City searches the rubble for belongings in the aftermath of bombing by the Israeli army.
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Vanuatu Earthquakes: ActionAid launches Emergency Appeal

ActionAid Australia has launched an emergency appeal following two major earthquakes in the past 24 hours, to support locals in Port Vila and East Efate in need of urgent supplies and support.

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“No one can move outside”: Siege intensifies at last functioning hospital in northern Gaza, which has received no aid since October

Staff at the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza remain under siege and entirely cut off from aid supplies as bombardment by the Israeli military intensifies.

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ActionAid devastated by killing of staff member at partner hospital in Gaza - as attacks intensify across strip despite ceasefire deal

ActionAid is devastated to learn that Fatin Shaqoura-Salha, the Chief of Nursing Staff at Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has been killed in Gaza, along with her

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International community must categorically reject Trump's call for forced displacement of over two million from Gaza and uphold international law

ActionAid calls for the international community to categorically reject Trump's call for forced displacement of over two million from Gaza and uphold international law.

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“I want my baby to live in a world without wars, fear, or suffering”

After months of enduring inhumane living conditions and little to no access to medical support, hundreds of pregnant women and new mothers are now receiving the vital healthcare they need at north

Umm Fulan, a new mother who has just given birth at Al-Awda Hospital.
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Israel's decision to halt aid will cost lives in Gaza

ActionAid said:

“The horrifying decision by the Israeli authorities to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza will cost lives at a time where the entire population is reliant on aid to survive. The

Food is collectively cooked and distributed on the streets of Deir A-Balah. Many of those receiving the food have left Gaza city
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Engineer and family killed as Israel breaks ceasefire

ActionAid is heartbroken and outraged to learn that Mohammad Ahmad Abu Marshood, an engineer and projects coordinator at Al Awda Health and Community Association and hospital —run by ActionAid’s

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