“Having your period with no access to water, pads, or soap is one of the worst things”: Period poverty soars in Gaza as women and girls unable to access or afford period products
As World Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28) is marked globally
ActionAid is utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the Al-Mawasi area, Gaza
ActionAid said: “We are utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis.
ActionAid condemns Israeli raid of Palestinian human rights organisations
Israeli forces have raided the offices of several Palestinian human rights advocacy groups, which they had previously labelled as “terrorist organisations”, closing them down and reportedly seizing
"We are peaceful...we provide a purely medical service”: ActionAid condemns attacks after partner hospital in northern Gaza is hit by bombing
We are horrified to learn that Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has been hit by bombing at least three times in the last three days.
Gaza’s children facing unimaginable trauma on World Children’s Day
Today as the global community marks World Children’s Day, children in Gaza are struggling to survive amid inhumane conditions, while being killed at a horrifying rate. Over the last six weeks, one
ActionAid responds to the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in the Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cecile Kasoki, Programme Manager for ActionAid International DRC responds to the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in the Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo.
“People have begun to wish for death”: Gazans starve as food aid blocked from entering Rafah, with UN officials warning famine is imminent
Desperation is increasing by the day among the hunger-stricken population of northern Gaza, which has been almost entirely cut off from aid in the 100+ days since the war began.
“It is a major crisis...our most basic need is water”: Desperation as lack of clean water in Gaza sees disease and illness spread
Today on World Water Day (March 22), as around the globe access to safe water is upheld as a fundamental human right, people in Gaza are experiencing dehydration and falling ill amid unsanitary
ActionAid partners forced to suspend operations in Lebanon following Israeli attacks
ActionAid partners forced to suspend operations in Lebanon following Israeli attacks
ActionAid condemns Israel’s decision to label six Palestinian human rights groups ‘terrorist organisations’
On October 19, 2021, the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(oPt) to be labelled as “terrorist
