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When leaders act like children

This blog by Sesheeni Joud Selvaratnam, International Programme and Policy Lead, questions why we don't see more action from our leaders and asks why we don't pay attention to our young activist

Photo of protesters at the Ottawa climate strike
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Avoiding the Climate Poverty Spiral: Social protection to avoid climate-induced loss & damage

In a world facing the escalating impacts of global warming, social protection has a crucial role to play in protecting women, communities and economies from the catastrophic impact of the climate

Women walk through flooded fields in Buzi, Mozambique
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Now and the Future – Pandemics and Crisis: Gender Equality, Peace and Security in a Covid-19 World and Beyond

This report is based on consultation with over 200 organisations in 10 countries. It consists of a multi-country report and country specific reports which provide an important body of evidence that

A meeting of a young urban women's group in Kenya
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Transforming Surge Capacity

From 2015-2018, the Transforming Surge Capacity Project, led by ActionAid, was one of 14 projects under the UK Department for International Development’s (DfID) three-year Disasters and Emergencies

Delivering training during in Nepal
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The European Union must strengthen the global aspects of 'Farm to Fork'

In May 2020 the European Union adopted its 'Farm to Fork' strategy; its vision for the transformation of Europe’s food systems. But the global aspects of this strategy lack ambition.

Asteria stands in front of her crops, Rwanda.
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ActionAid responds to political crisis in Myanmar

As the political crisis in Myanmar escalates, ActionAid raises concerns about the impact of the military takeover on the country’s most vulnerable communities.

ActionAid calls on rich countries and pharmaceutical companies to stop blocking cheap generic vaccines

ActionAid is supporting calls for a People’s Vaccine – a vaccine that is available to all, in all countries, free of charge.

Suwaiba Yakubu Jubrin, Head of Programmes for ActionAid Nigeria informs members of Gwalada community about the novel Corona virus
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Palestinian community destroyed by Israeli forces for the fifth time in less than three months

ActionAid Palestine condemns the illegal and forcible transfer of the community of Humsa Al Bqai’a in the Jordan Valley. This community has been dismantled four times in one week and for the fifth

Yellow tractor destroys the village of Humsa in occupied Jordan Valley
Opinion

Young emergency responders: Harnessing the power of social media to share Covid-19 advice

To mark the launch of new global guidelines on working with young people in emergencies, developed by Unicef and the Norwegian Refugee Council, with input from ActionAid and other agencies, we hear

Speaking on a radio talk show about Covid-19 and the future of work.
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Artful Activism: A Toolkit for Creative Activism

Artful Activism: A Toolkit for Creative Activism draws on a three-year research process co-hosted by ActionAid, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of York in the UK, and partners in Uganda

Raising awareness of Covid-19 through art.