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Palestinians in Gaza pin hopes of a permanent ceasefire and sufficient humanitarian aid on the emergency Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia
Amid the continued escalation in Gaza, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives including 4,000 children, ActionAid notes that the most urgent priority for the Arab League Council’s emergency summit
Prioritise ceasefire call at Paris Summit to protect civilians in Gaza
World leaders should demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during an international humanitarian conference for Gaza’s civilian population in Paris on Thursday, says ActionAid.
ActionAid responds to the announcement of four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Responding to the announcement of a four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza, Riham Jafari, Advocacy and Communication Coordinator ActionAid Palestine
Ancient tradition of olive harvesting under attack in West Bank
While the eyes of the world focus on the horrifying humanitarian situation in Gaza, human rights abuses against the almost three million Palestinians living in the Occupied West Bank are on the rise
Northern Gaza Residents Struggle on the Brink of Starvation and Disease as Food and Water Supplies Dwindle to Near Depletion
Half a million people in northern Gaza are facing severe food shortages and life-threatening illnesses due to the acute lack of food and water. As the death toll in Gaza reached a grim milestone of 10
ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda yesterday has warned that it will completely shut down operations by Wednesday night as fuel stocks near depletion.
ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda yesterday has warned that it will completely shut down operations by Wednesday night as fuel stocks near depletion.
The hospital has made an urgent plea for the
Urgent need for shelter, blankets and warm clothes as Nepal grapples with earthquake aftermath, says ActionAid
Urgent need for shelter, blankets and warm clothes as Nepal grapples with earthquake aftermath, says ActionAid
After an earthquake struck in western Nepal, damaging houses in two districts of
“These newborn babies could simply die”: Thousands of lives at stake as hospitals in Gaza issue desperate plea as fuel stocks run almost empty
Hospitals in Gaza are reaching breaking point as their supply of fuel runs dangerously low, putting the lives of newborn babies in incubators at grave risk. On Wednesday night, the main generator at
Gaza Hospitals Desperately Appeal for Fuel Aid, Facing Imminent Power Loss
As fuel supplies in Gaza almost run out, hospitals are sounding the alarm with a last plea for fuel aid before they shut down their operations entirely.
Families may face death by dehydration as the world watches
Scarcity of water is becoming life-threatening in Gaza, says charity ActionAid, with recent air strikes causing massive damage to water networks, a totally insufficient amount of water supplies