On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public’
As the global polycrisis deepens, hundreds of millions continue to struggle with the cost of living. Public budgets are shrinking, and public sector wage bill cuts leave a crippling impact on the
Free market economics collapsed like a house of cards when Covid-19 hit, unravelling gains on equality and women’s rights
As 2020 draws to a close, the notion that the Covid-19 pandemic is reversing decades of development progress has become conventional wisdom says Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, ActionAid International Board
Cultivating rural women’s economic empowerment (Asia)
Rural women remain at the margins of development, particularly regarding access to productive resources, decent work and their disproportionate burden of Unpaid Care Work.ActionAid research found that
People’s Power vs. Rising Inequality: Women stand together for change
As global inequalities rise, women continue to lose out - we know that eight men own as much as the poorest half of the world. ActionAid research introduces us to some of the women who make up this
Putting ideas to work future: youth design their own futures
[ibimage==30641==image_content_medium==none==self==ibimage_right==Agatha Akankunda presents employment ideas at the Social Design-a-Thon in Kampala, Uganda.]Youth unemployment is one of the biggest
We must make sure no girl is left behind due to Covid
Globally, teachers are playing a crucial role in continued learning during school closures. Whether they are making materials or helping students who can't access learning resources, teachers must be
Historic UN tax vote for convention major win for public services
A historic tax resolution tabled by Nigeria on behalf of the Africa Group was adopted at the UN General Assembly on 22 November, 2023.
This kickstarts an intergovernmental UN process to negotiate a
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
