This report examines the tax practices of one of the world’s largest food multinationals, the Associated British Foods (ABF) group, in one of the most impoverished places in which it operates. ABF...
The deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws near and critical global objectives of poverty eradication are still to be met. In 2005 the EU and its Member States committed to...
In recent years, communities supported by ActionAid and its partners from around the world have suffered the negative impacts of industrial biofuels production projects and policies. While ActionAid...
There are some positive news stories to tell in relation to the EU’s progress on fighting poverty over the last year. In 2010, the Lisbon Treaty put in place a much strengthened legal basis for...
Biofuels have been put forward as a way to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change. ActionAid believes they will not serve as the solution to either of these challenges.
This report uncovers some of the policy incoherencies between EU policies and development objectives. As stipulated in the Lisbon Treaty, the EU is committed to eradicate poverty in developing...
October 7 2011 marks 10 years since British and American forces intervened in Afghanistan, responding to the threat to global security following the attacks of September 11 2001. At the time,...
For decades, European dairy farmers have been given massive subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). This has enabled them to export cheap milk powder, among...
The kind of aid that helps support dramatic decreases in aid dependence is what ActionAid calls real aid – that’s aid which empowers poor women and men to realise their rights, and reduces inequality...
We are proud to submit our report of the highlights of ActionAid International’s work during 2010, across 43 member countries and through the International Secretariat, in the penultimate year of our...
This report – written primarily for our Assembly, Board, staff and partners – aims to provide a brief overview of ActionAid International’s work in 43 countries and internationally, against our 2010...
This report and the attached financial statements bring together the activities and financial position of all of the entities that work under the name ActionAid International.
What world leaders must do now to stop rising food prices spiralling out of controlKey messages:Global food prices are near-historical highs and local food prices have jumped alarmingly in poor...
Food price volatility is a grave threat to people around the world, and it cannot be brought under control without the G20. ActionAid is calling for action from the G20 in two key areas...
This year’s AidWatch report confirms that EU member states are off-track to meet their aid quantity and aid effectiveness commitments, and are increasingly prioritising self-interested aid policies...
Over 20,000 people living in the Dakatcha Woodland, in Kenya’s coast region, are at risk of losing their homes and land for a biofuels plantation, producing fuel for the EU market. This report shows...
