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Cyclone Nargis: Emergency in Myanmar
Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on Saturday, May 3rd with wind speeds reaching 120mph bringing a sea surge that smashed through towns and villages. The latest information from the Myanmar government on Tuesday has the death toll at 22,464 and missing persons count 41,054 with more than a million made homeles by the disaster. The death toll is expected to dramatically rise. ActionAid is currently working in the worst affected area of Irrawaddy, where we are identifying the key needs of the affected population along with our local partner KDN, one of the largest national NGO's in Myanmar.
Rising Food Prices: Time to Fix a Broken Global Food System
According to the United Nations, rising food prices threaten to plunge 100 million more people into hunger. This global food crisis is the direct result of decades of misguided agricultural policies that force poor countries to import food instead of producing it themselves. Only a major overhaul of those policies can address the root causes of this problem. Join with ActionAid to demand action to cushion the immediate impact on hungry people and insist on policy reforms to avoid similar crises in the future.
Adaptation Funding
Climate Change, without question, is one of the most critical global challenges of this century. If we don’t take action now, millions of people will be affected by food shortages and climate-related disasters. ActionAid’s rights-based approach and more than three decades of experience have positioned us to take a strong lead in responding to this challenge. We ask you to join us in this fight.
Healthcare for Women in Cambodia
Only five percent of Cambodia’s rural women have access to any type of medical care. Even more alarmingly, the limited healthcare facilities available to women in these rural areas frequently run out of the critical medical supplies they need to save lives. ActionAid is making healthcare available.
