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Horn of Africa Pledging Conference: “Disappointing results with a devastating impact on women and girls.” 

In response to the funds pledged at the High-Level Horn of Africa event in New York on Wednesday, Tinebeb Berhane, Country Director at ActionAid Ethiopia, said: 

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ActionAid prepares to support thousands in flood-ravaged parts of Bangladesh

Heavy rains have caused severe flash-flooding in north-eastern Bangladesh, disrupting transport and communications networks, clean water facilities, and devastating communities. ActionAid Bangladesh

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ActionAid prepares to support thousands of people in flood-ravaged neighbourhoods in Kinshasa, DRC

Earlier this week, heavy rains caused severe flooding in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These floods disrupted transportation and communication networks, schools

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ActionAid's Beirut Blast response plan

Emergency response appeals will fund crucial and life-saving work to house and protect women and girls.

ActionAid's emergency response in Beirut
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Urgent global appeal: Defend UNRWA from Israeli ban and prevent catastrophic consequences for Palestinians

Urgent global appeal: Defend UNRWA from Israeli ban and prevent catastrophic consequences for Palestinians

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ActionAid calls for the immediate release of doctors in Gaza, after the manager of a hospital run by its partner Al-Awda is arrested  

Hospitals in Gaza are continuing to come under intense attack, leaving staff struggling to save lives amid near-impossible conditions.

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‘Close to collapse’ water system having inhumane consequences for people in Gaza, ActionAid warns

Huge hikes in the price of drinking water and blocks to fuel entering Gaza could lead to the water system completely collapsing at a time when temperatures are rising, ActionAid is warning.

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‘Most of our surgery is done under headlights. There is no electricity at all.’: Doctors at Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza resume life-saving work   

Doctors at Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza are once again delivering babies and saving lives against the odds amid incredibly challenging conditions after a siege of the facility ended.  

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ActionAid devastated by killing of staff member at partner hospital in Gaza - as attacks intensify across strip despite ceasefire deal

ActionAid is devastated to learn that Fatin Shaqoura-Salha, the Chief of Nursing Staff at Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has been killed in Gaza, along with her

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‘Fear and panic’ in Gaza as Israeli military resumes intensive airstrikes

ActionAid statement in response to renewed attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza.

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