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
Aid system at the brink of total collapse and women give birth to stillborn babies as the risk of famine looms large in Gaza
With one-quarter of Gaza’s population being one step away from famine and more than a dozen children dying from malnutrition in the north of the enclave, ActionAid is warning that an already extremely
New loss and damage fund must deliver ‘equitable’ outcome for climate ravaged countries says ActionAid as committee meets for first time
Humanitarian organisation ActionAid is calling for the setup of a new fund for climate induced loss and damage to be prioritised as the Transitional Committee – tasked with determining what this fund
Southern Gaza “becoming a breeding ground for epidemics and disease” as threat of waterborne illnesses sharply increases
Amidst increased pressure on residents in northern Gaza to move southwards, millions of
people are at risk of starvation, dehydration, and waterborne diseases as dwindling fuel
reserves threaten
Disaster Risk Reduction NGO inter-agency group learning review
Through its Conflict and Humanitarian Fund, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) funded five major NGOs – ActionAid, Christian Aid, Practical Action, Plan and Tearfund in 2005 to
Women lead ActionAid’s response to Cyclone Amphan
This piece outlines ActionAid's humanitarian response to Cyclone Amphan which is likely to make landfall in Bangladesh in May 2020
The evolving UN Cluster Approach in the aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake; an NGO perspective
The South Asia earthquake on 8 October 2006 claimed at least 73,000 lives. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it left many others without food, clothes and shelter to face the harsh winter. The many
ActionAid calls on members of the UN Human Rights Council to back inquiry into rights abuses in Palestine
Ahead of a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Friday, 9 July), ActionAid is calling on all 47 members of the council to back an independent investigation into violations of
Deadliest night in Gaza so far; “Children, babies in incubators and pregnant women will lose their lives if fuel is not provided to hospitals in Gaza”
More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in one of the deadliest 24 hours in Gaza. Airstrikes targeted areas near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and Al-Quds Hospital in the western part of the Gaza
ActionAid calls for urgent international action to end escalation of Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory - Following the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza strip, resulting in the death of at least 27 Palestinians including 3 women and 6 children and