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Why it’s the responsibility of the African Union Finance Ministers to address hunger on the continent with just and sustainable economic recovery

According to the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 18 of the 23 hunger hotspots needing urgent humanitarian action are in Africa. In East Africa alone, 20 million

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EU must go beyond urging a humanitarian pause and call for a ceasefire to protect Palestinian civilians, says ActionAid

EU must go beyond urging a humanitarian pause and call for a ceasefire
to protect Palestinian civilians, says ActionAid

The European Union has once again failed to meaningfully support an end to

Aid workers on frontline of drought in East Africa respond to FCDO funding announcement

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the UK has today announced £36 million in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria. Countries in East Africa

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Over 36 million face hunger every day in the Horn of Africa: ActionAid calls for urgent funding

The international humanitarian organisation ActionAid is calling on the governments of Italy, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and the United States to immediately support the humanitarian response in the

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Razmi Farook

Razmi Farook has served in the humanitarian and development sector for 20 years, ensuring effective leadership at the global, regional and country level in the areas of disaster management, resilience

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Participation of local and international civil society in the Beirut Port blast response

This policy brief analyses the intervention in the immediate aftermath of the Beirut Port blast, drawing on the experiences of civil society organisations, humanitarian workers and women affected by

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ActionAid’s Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Response

ActionAid Arab Region is providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Türkiye-Syria Earthquake.

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$2.1 billion pledges for Sudan crisis a step in the right direction but immediate ceasefire still urgent, says ActionAid 

The international community took a significant step towards alleviating the crisis in Sudan, pledging $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid announced at the Paris Summit held on 15 April.

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World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating women on the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis

Unprecedented has become the watchword of 2020, as the world grapples with the escalating health and economic crisis of Covid-19, soaring food insecurity and the worst locust infestations in decades.

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ActionAid Public Statement on the humanitarian situation in northeast Syria

ActionAid is deeply concerned about the situation of women, men, boys and girls that are trapped in the Turkish military operation that started on October 9th in northeast Syria, after the announced