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Aid workers must be allowed to reach Afghanistan’s most vulnerable

As a new government is expected to be announced in Afghanistan, ActionAid is calling for all humanitarian workers to have unrestricted access to reach the most vulnerable families in need.

Afghanistan displacement camp
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ActionAid expresses concern for its aid teams in north-west Syria as ambulances come under attack

ActionAid has expressed deep concern for the safety of its humanitarian teams in north-west Syria

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Israel's decision to halt aid will cost lives in Gaza

ActionAid said:

“The horrifying decision by the Israeli authorities to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza will cost lives at a time where the entire population is reliant on aid to survive. The

Food is collectively cooked and distributed on the streets of Deir A-Balah. Many of those receiving the food have left Gaza city
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Escalating violence displaces more than 14,000 in three days in north-west Syria

ActionAid’s partners in north-west Syria have been forced to suspend their humanitarian work amid violent clashes that have displaced around 14,000 people across Idlib and western Aleppo over the past

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Turkey Syria earthquake: ActionAid hires in rescue equipment as death toll surpasses 11,000 and day three comes to a close  

In a race against time to save people trapped under the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, humanitarian organisation ActionAid is hiring rescue equipment to assist with

Volunteers work through the night to rescue a woman who was trapped for over 30 hours in Hatay, Turkey
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Palestinians in Gaza pin hopes of a permanent ceasefire and sufficient humanitarian aid on the emergency Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia

Amid the continued escalation in Gaza, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives including 4,000 children, ActionAid notes that the most urgent priority for the Arab League Council’s emergency summit

A woman resident of Gaza City searches the rubble for belongings in the aftermath of bombing by the Israeli army.
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ActionAid responds to humanitarian and hunger crisis in Southern Tigray

Women are leading ActionAid’s emergency response in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where communities are facing severe food shortages, conflict and widespread violence against women and girls.

ActionAid Ethiopia distribution, Tigray
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Families in urgent need of food, water and shelter as thousands flee to Afghanistan’s cities

Away from the chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the streets of Afghanistan’s cities.

Afghanistan woman
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One year after Myanmar military’s seizure of power, aid agencies call for increased effort to end human suffering

The recent upsurge in military airstrikes and indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Myanmar highlight the failure of efforts to protect civilians from harm and find a durable solution to the

Palestine crisis: A message from a bleeding Gaza

As Israel continues its relentless attacks on Palestinian communities, ActionAid Palestine’s senior humanitarian programme officer, Samah Kassab, shares a powerful and heartbreaking message from Gaza.