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ActionAid warns the fate of millions ‘hangs in the balance’ as governments fail to deliver at finance summit
According to a recent study by ActionAid, 75% of low-income countries are in debt crisis, negating critical investments in education, health and climate action to service foreign debts. UNFFD4 was
“Private Finance is a Trojan horse,” designed to scale up extraction in the Global South
Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid, said, “A consistent message we hear from rich countries at climate talks is that their pockets are empty, there’s no public finance, and
FFD4 document adopted with consensus, but rich countries heartlessly water down debt commitments
Lives depend on what is in this outcome document and ActionAid is concerned that Global North countries have continued to dodge their responsibilities and have refused to fully commit to debt
‘Close to collapse’ water system having inhumane consequences for people in Gaza, ActionAid warns
Huge hikes in the price of drinking water and blocks to fuel entering Gaza could lead to the water system completely collapsing at a time when temperatures are rising, ActionAid is warning.
“Climate action is at a crossroads” as Bonn climate talks kick off
Climate action is at a crossroads. Every month this year, a new temperature record has been brutally smashed, yet right now the political appetite for climate action feels lower than ever.
Community support can break barriers: stories from women on the move in Ireland and Italy
World Refugee Day. Community support can break barriers: stories from women on the move in Ireland and Italy
ActionAid horrified by attacks on last functioning hospital in northern Gaza
We are horrified to learn that Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has yet again come under intense attack by the Israeli military. In the last 24 hours, staff
“Gaza is hell on earth”: ActionAid’s colleagues and partners displaced and going hungry amid intensive bombing, as charity demands siege is lifted now
ActionAid’s colleagues and partners are reporting hellish conditions in Gaza as bombing intensifies and supplies run out. Hundreds of people have been killed and nearly 100,000 have been displaced in
Crippling budget cuts leave Africa’s public sector workers underpaid, overworked and struggling to make ends meet
A new study by ActionAid reveals that deep cuts to public spending in education and health across six African countries have seen workers struggling to afford essentials like food and resulted in
Reports of sexual violence in Eastern DRC surge by almost 700% in March as armed conflict intensifies – ActionAid
Data collected by ActionAid shows that escalating attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have sparked an explosion of sexual violence against women and girls in the