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Humanitarian organizations condemn continued attacks on civilian infrastructure leaving people in Ukraine without water, electricity and heating in freezing temperatures

International and Ukrainian NGOs strongly condemn the latest round of airstrikes across Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces. News reports estimate that 10 civilians have died and at least 50 have been

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Historic shift towards a more democratic, transparent, and fair financial architecture

Despite the intense lobbying by the OECD countries to stop it, the resolution submitted by Nigeria on behalf of the 54-member African group of states, mandating the UN to take on a global tax

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Indonesia earthquake

“Our sympathies go out to the thousands of families who have had their lives turned upside down by the devastating earthquake in Cianjur in Indonesia. 

ActionAid hails loss and damage fund outcome at COP27 as victory for people living on the front lines of climate disasters

A decision at COP27 to establish a loss and damage fund for communities living on the front lines of climate disasters has been hailed a victory by climate justice organisation ActionAid. 

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New draft COP27 cover note ‘offers hope’ to those on the frontline of climate crisis, ActionAid says

New draft cover note ‘offers hope’ in the way of a loss and damage fund to those on the frontline of climate crisis, ActionAid says.

EU proposal on loss and damage funding is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says ActionAid International

“The EU has made a proposal which might, on the surface, seem like a breakthrough to establish a fund that could help communities cope with loss and damage, and that also seems to champion the 1.5°C

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Draft COP27 cover note is a ‘letdown which urgently needs saving’, says ActionAid International

“This much anticipated draft cover note from the presidency at COP27 is nothing more than a letdown which urgently needs saving.

“After encouraging language proposed by India and supported by the EU

Developed nations ‘hiding behind’ need for more information on losses and damages when the evidence is clear, says ActionAid

Commenting on loss and damage negotiations at COP27 after the first week, Teresa Anderson, Global Lead for Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said:

Global Shield initiative is just a ‘distraction’ and should not be mistaken for loss and damage funding, says ActionAid International

Commenting on the latest announcement at COP27 on the Global Shield initiative, Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice for ActionAid International said:

Women disproportionately impacted by climate change must have their voices heard at COP27, says ActionAid International

On ‘Gender Day’ at COP27, ActionAid is calling on world leaders to put the voices of women and girls from the Global South living through the reality of the climate crisis at the heart of COP27