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Bargaining for Better: Bringing a Feminist Lens to the Grand Bargain 2.0

The Grand Bargain, launched during the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, as a unique agreement between humanitarian agencies and donors to reform and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of

Gul, 65, carries a bag of seeds she collected from ActionAid Bangladesh’s woman-friendly space in the Rohingya refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar.
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Women’s rights to water and sanitation: elements of a joint action agenda

This policy brief identifies concrete steps policy makers can take to advance gender equality and the rights of women, girls, and trans and non-binary people through increased access to water

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

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

General scenes Isaccea entry point on Romanian border

Gender Based Violence in Ukraine: The Tip Of The Iceberg

Gender-Based Violence, including sexual violence is a widespread instrument of war, even if it remains invisible. In the case of Ukraine, the UN has already registered 124 complaints of sexual

The Ukraine crisis and the key role of youth

At the beginning of 2022, there were approximately 10.2 million young people, aged between 14-35, in Ukraine. Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February, has forced over 4 million

Lala, 20, student and PAH volunteer who left her country Belarus because of government human rights violations, and now supports Ukrainian refugees at Hebrenne.

“Increasingly difficult to bridge the divide”: ActionAid reflects on six months into the humanitarian response to Ukraine crisis

Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, five of ActionAid’s humanitarian aid workers reflect on their experiences working with refugees in and around Ukraine.
Protection for women and children

Maryia*, aged 35, and her 11-year-old daughter Natalia* fled from Ukraine after spending 12 days in a basement while their city was bombarded. They had to run for their lives and leave Maryia’s husband behind. Maryia does not know when she will see him again. She has also been unable to contact her parents for five days. She is now waiting in the camp with friends and hopes to get a job soon to support her family.

50 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery

A recent UN report ‘Global Estimates of Modern Slavery’ which shows that the number of people trapped in forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years to an

ActionAid Ghana Staff

New report exposes the extent of IMF’s ‘pink washing’

New report exposes the extent of IMF’s ‘pink washing’ and the devastating impact this is having on gender equality globally

Women work together in an ActionAid supported cooperative in Rwanda.

Millions of dollars set to be invested in developing an anti-racist public education system in Brazil

Today, it has been announced that 10 million dollars will be invested in a project aimed to transform systems and institutions that uphold racial inequities. 

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation selected the

Community Therapy Groups - in Ipojuca