Global food prices are on the rise again. Drought in the US and heat waves in Russia have put volatility in global food prices back in the spotlight.On the back of this, corn prices topped $7 a...
It feels like we’ve gone through about two weeks in the conference center here in Cannes, rather than two days. But we’ve made it through, with all the heads of government now making their closing...
“Even the flood is gone from the area but there’s nothing left for me” Suthi Chansa, a 56 year-old woman who lives with her 10 years old grandson. Her daughter, mother of a boy is working as a...
Probably not, I guess. Especially if for you, to ensure a decent meal, is an every-day struggle.So why do our leaders seem to be betting our food at the negotiating tables?For us, from...
Bangladesh has reduced poverty and improved living standards significantly in recent years despite the global economic recession and natural calamities. In spite of rising standards of living, some...
This is a presentation given by Ruchi Tripathi, Head of RIght to Food, ActionAid International, at the 20th Anniversity and Alumni Reunion Conference of the London School of Economics and...
We’re on our way to drought-stricken Isiolo from Nairobi to see the work that ActionAid is doing in response to the drought. In the past couple of hours, the view out of our car window has changed...
Power of the people comes in the form of hard labour here. Whether it’s a year’s work clearing the silt in a colonial-era rock water catchment or a year of digging to create an earth pan to collect...
ActionAid believes food reserves can play a vitally useful role in securing food security and helping to realise the right to food for all.That is why we are urging G20 countries to...
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...
