All International Policy Features
World Food Day: This is Thoko’s Story
Oct 20, 2009
Take a moment on October 16 to learn about the challenges facing 1 billion hungry people each day and ActionAid’s work to combat the growing crisis.
ActionAid Briefs Senate on Climate Change and Food Security
Oct 20, 2009
ActionAid urges the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to increase funding for the world's poorest countries in the face of shifting weather patterns caused by climate change.
Prospect of a Just Climate Deal Hanging by a Thread
Oct 14, 2009
When world leaders met in Bangkok, Thailand, to continue negotiating a global climate agreement, one thing became abundantly clear: the prospects of a just climate deal are hanging by a thread. If an equitable deal is not struck soon, the possibility of escape from poverty for millions of people across the globe will be further threatened.
ActionAid to Brief Senate on Climate Change and Food Security
Oct 13, 2009
Leading up to World Food Day, ActionAid will testify Oct. 15 before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee about the impacts climate change is on developing countries. ActionAid is calling for developed countries to help poorer nations adapt to climate change.
ActionAid Proposes a New Climate Finance Mechanism
Sep 26, 2009
Current climate change adaptation funding channels are not serving poor peoples needs.
Brazilians Struggle With Rising Food Prices
Sep 17, 2009
The global economic crisis is hitting poor and excluded Brazilians. ActionAid is working with communities to address their challenges.
ActionAid Begins Cash for Work Program in Northern Afghanistan
Sep 3, 2009
New initiative provides 8,000 poor Afghan families with the opportunity to earn a livelihood and secure food, while improving their nation’s infrastructure.
Clinton’s Africa Trip Is an Opportunity to Spotlight Poverty Hurdles
Aug 6, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s seven-country Africa tour is an opportunity for the United States to engage the continent’s most powerful leaders and spotlight the challenges faced by impoverished and excluded Africans. ActionAid is calling on Clinton to explore opportunities to increase incomes and to end violence against women while visiting.
ActionAid Takes on Human Trafficking
Aug 6, 2009
Armed with a commitment to lift their families out of the turmoil of poverty and the hope of a better life in a foreign land, women have left Vietnam for work and marriage in Taiwan and Cambodia. For many, however, the reality is one filled with abuse.
G8 Makes Progress on Ending Hunger but More is Required
Jul 15, 2009
ActionAid praises the G8 for making strides towards the goal of ending hunger, but the world leaders must consider new solutions to the global food and climate crises
Supporting Orphans Affected by HIV and AIDS
Jul 2, 2009
Nearly 2.3 million Ugandan children who have lost parents to HIV and AIDS. ActionAid is working with communities to support vulnerable children and orphans living with the disease.
James Purefoy Partners with ActionAid to Improve Poor Farmers' Livelihoods
Jun 24, 2009
James Purefoy, star on NBC's “The Philanthropist," took a break from his new show to partner with ActionAid and visit women farm workers living on poverty wages in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Pakistani Women Face Steep Climb Toward Achieving Equal Rights
Jun 9, 2009
ActionAid is working in communities throughout Pakistan to help empower women to combat violence and reclaim their rights.
Cyclone Displaces Hundreds of Thousands of People in India and Bangladesh
May 26, 2009
After Cyclone Aila slammed into parts of coastal Bangladesh and eastern India on May 25, ActionAid is on the ground working to get aid to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the storm.
Malalay: A Pakistani Girl Speaks Out in Swat
May 11, 2009
Malalay lives in Swat. She was a gifted student and aspired to become a doctor. The Taliban shut down her school and now she raises her voice to ask for peace - and to demand her right to learn.
Urge Your Lawmaker to be Pro-Active on Climate Change
Apr 24, 2009
Congress is currently deciding how to spend your money in fiscal year 2010. This is your chance to weigh in and ask your Senators and Representative to include at least $200 million in the budget to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Fighting Back: Providing Ghana’s Women and Girls a Place to Turn
Mar 2, 2009
As survivors of assault, rape and forced marriages, in rural Ghana, it is often difficult for women and girls to find a place to turn for justice and solace. ActionAid is working with a variety of outlets in Ghana shed light on domestic violence issues.
Experts Debate Economic Policies that Work for Health and Education
Dec 28, 2008
The uncertainties created by the global financial crisis highlight the need to consider new approaches to economic policy. On December 10 -- International Human Rights Day -- more than 100 people attended an event organized by ActionAid USA to discuss economic policies that support health and education services in developing countries.
Small Steps in Climate Talks
Dec 22, 2008
If global temperatures continue to rise at their current rate, our planet and its people will face dire consequences. Billions of people will be at increased risk for hunger and malnutrition as food production dramatically decreases. ActionAid led a delegation to the global climate talks held in Poznan, Poland, where world leaders took a few small steps toward a new climate change treaty.
Macroeconomic Policies that Work: Do IMF Spending Policies Need to Be Changed?
Nov 24, 2008
Even before the current global financial crisis, developing countries struggled to fund the doctors, nurses and teachers they need. On December 10th - Human Rights Day – ActionAid brought together NGOs, economists, and officials from the IMF, Treasury Department and Congress to debate whether or not IMF policies need to change so developing countries can increase their spending on health and education.
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