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Over 300 civil society organisations demand COP26 delivers finance for climate damages

More than 300 civil society organisations - including Climate Action Network, ActionAid International, Amnesty International, Greenpeace (global), WWF, 350.org, ITUC and PACJA - have sent an open

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ActionAid condemns Israeli Raids on Palestine’s Jenin Refugee Camp

ActionAid shares its grave concern and strong condemnation towards the Israeli military raids on Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. Razmi Farook comments 'This violence must stop

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In Moldova, those living in poverty offer shelter to those fleeing war

In the first 24 hours after the Russian invasion, more than 28,000 refugees fled Ukraine to seek refuge in Moldova. Despite being the poorest country in Europe, Moldovans have been opening their homes

Never Give Up: the struggle for a birthright

This is the story of the Acholi people of Apaa, Uganda. They have routinely been displaced from their land and this is the story of their struggle for a land to call home.

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Families in Gaza running out of food as bakeries run out of fuel; “Those who survive the bombings may die from starvation instead” 

Ahead of a mooted ground offensive from Israel, starvation is being used as a weapon of war as bakeries remain the target of indiscriminate bombing and face critical fuel shortages.

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IPC’s imminent famine announcement a “grim milestone for millions of Palestinians” and a “stain on humanity’s conscience”

In response to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report forecasting imminent famine in northern Gaza, ActionAid has denounced the announcement as a "stain on humanity’s

People’s Hearing to highlight outrageous injustices faced by Palestinians

As members of the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva on 14 September, ActionAid and Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq are hosting a virtual people’s hearing to highlight Israel’s

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Jenin Mother Reveals Heartbreaking Impact of Israeli Raids in West Bank Refugee Camps: “Our Children Sleep with Their Hands Raised” 

The situation in the West Bank is rapidly spiralling out of control, ActionAid is warning today, with Palestinian civilians subject to increasing attacks from both the Israeli forces and armed

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'Women and girls are living in a pressure cage'

Sharmin Akter, 21, is a case management worker for ActionAid. She supports women and girls living in the Rohingya refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Here Sharmin explains why COVID-19 reaching