ActionAid welcomes Africa Climate Summit’s Declaration but warns about carbon markets and debt swaps
The Africa Climate Summit must reject false solutions that worsen the climate crisis, says ActionAid
New ActionAid USA report unveils how carbon markets are facilitating corporate greenwashing, land grabs, and human-rights abuses in the Global South
ActionAid USA’s statement on the White House’s rescissions request to Congress
ActionAid USA’s statement on a potential rescissions bill
ActionAid USA’s statement on the South African President’s visit to the U.S.
Crippling budget cuts have left Africa’s public sector workers underpaid, overworked and struggling to make ends meet, study finds
Kenya’s IMF woes highlight the need for a new and sustainable economic pathway, says ActionAid
Women evicted from DRC camps face widespread sexual violence and forced marriage – ActionAid
USAID cuts leave women at risk of being forced into “sex for fish” exploitation in Zambia
Africa is owed US$36 trillion in climate debt by rich polluting countries, a new report by ActionAid shows
DRC conflict: Food prices skyrocket in Goma as conflict blocks food supplies
Democratic Republic of Congo: ActionAid urges respect for aid operations
Democratic Republic of Congo: ActionAid calls for urgent action to prevent “spiraling” humanitarian crisis
ActionAid USA’s statement on Congress’s Resolution on Migration Stability
The industries fuelling the climate crisis are draining public funds in the Global South, new ActionAid report reveals
Kenya’s ill-advised tax increases illustrate IMF’s failed policies, ActionAid says
Young people recount horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests
ActionAid responds to the loss of life in Kenya protests
ActionAid hears from women as millions struggle to access menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education
$2.1 billion pledges for Sudan crisis a step in the right direction, but immediate ceasefire still urgent, says ActionAid
ActionAid’s Five Climate Justice Benchmarks for COP28
Historic UN tax vote for convention major win for public services
‘Our lives will never be the same,’ say Niger Delta communities devastated by Shell gas flares
No real action from IMF and World Bank. It’s business as usual – which means more debt and austerity – say ActionAid activists at annual meetings
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual meetings in Morocco are a chance to address harmful austerity and debt policies that have left millions in poverty on the African continent, says ActionAid
Families in hard-to-reach areas receive dignity kits and safety information leaflets
Families in hard-to-reach Atlas Mountain communities receive urgent humanitarian assistance from ActionAid and partners
Families in hard-to-reach Atlas Mountain communities to receive urgent humanitarian assistance from ActionAid and partners
ActionAid reacts to earthquake in Morocco – calling for support to affected regions
The Africa Climate Summit is a missed opportunity for Africa to turn the tables on the climate crisis, says ActionAid
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Banks providing twice as much financing to the second biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions than Global North governments have provided to fight climate change, ActionAid reveals
ActionAid report: Food and fuel prices skyrocket up to tenfold in the world’s most marginalized communities since the war in Ukraine
ActionAid International comments on negotiations at Bonn Climate Conference 2023
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Horn of Africa Pledging Conference: “Disappointing results with a devastating impact on women and girls.”
Over 36 million face hunger every day in East Africa: ActionAid calls for urgent funding
93% of countries most vulnerable to climate disasters are either in or at significant risk of debt distress, new research by ActionAid International shows
ActionAid’s response to the first meeting of the Transitional Committee to design new Loss & Damage fund
ActionAid strengthens resilience as Cyclone Freddy death toll rises in Malawi
On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organizations to demand ‘Our Future is Public’
16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence against women: ActionAid urges governments to end all forms of femicide.
Draft COP27 cover note is a ‘letdown which urgently needs saving’, says ActionAid International
G77 loss and damage funding proposal is ‘clear and sensible’, and developed countries need to stop delaying, says ActionAid
Women disproportionately impacted by climate change must have their voices heard at COP27, says ActionAid
COP27 Youth and Future Generations Day: Youth activists demand a seat at the table
ActionAid calls out US claims that carbon markets will fulfill climate goals
ActionAid responds to Net Zero recommendations at COP27
ActionAid responds to the decision to include loss and damage funding on agenda at COP27
Nearly 150 Organizations Call on U.S. Government to Support a Loss and Damage Finance Facility at COP27
EU Parliament increases pressure on COP27 ‘to take responsibility and act with compassion in the face of the climate crisis.’
Climate crisis to blame for high rates of cholera, says ActionAid
Famine announcement will be too little too late in East Africa
Demand U.S. officials protect reproductive health rights!
European heatwaves – a glimpse into the Global South’s reality
East Africa Food Crisis: “Now the world is ending”
Climate crisis fuels drought and severe hunger across the Horn of Africa
ActionAid responds to humanitarian and hunger crisis in Southern Tigray
U.S.-Kenya FTA and the rights to land and food
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, visits ActionAid South Africa to learn more about work on women’s rights
Farmers Building Resilience to Climate Change in The Gambia
Ebola in DRC: ActionAid’s response
Take A Look Back At Three Blogs We Published in 2018
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“Sierra Leoneans are very strong people, but it’s not easy. Some of them who were affected [by mudslides] were just barely picking up after the Ebola crisis.”
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Sierra Leone Mudslide Disaster – Every Day, Every Hour, I Think About The Women And Children
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Donor governments must respect African ownership of renewable energy initiatives.
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Battle for Survival: Brave Women, Dry Rivers and Safety
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ActionAid USA Statement on International Women’s Strike
ActionAid Statement on Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
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These African farmer women just climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to demand their land rights
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We’re seeing an unparalleled momentum to tackle climate change
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