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ActionAid warns of devastation for Rohingya communities as it responds to Cyclone Mocha
As Cyclone Mocha gathers in speed and ferocity, ActionAid warns of distress and destruction for over a million Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh and six million people already in
ActionAid calls for urgent international action to end escalation of Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory - Following the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza strip, resulting in the death of at least 27 Palestinians including 3 women and 6 children and
ActionAid Palestine condemns demolition of school in the West Bank
On Sunday morning 7th of May 2023, the Israeli Security Forces break into the Palestinian village of Beit Ta’amer near Bethlehem city in the West Bank and fully demolished Jubet Ad Dib school. Jubet
ActionAid calls World Bank appointment ‘concerning’ as it urges new President to recognise the scale of the global debt crisis
“The appointment of Ajay Banga as the head of the World Bank is concerning and the inevitable result of the patriarchal ‘gentlemen’s agreement where the US President unilaterally decides the role.
New ActionAid Denmark report reveals Norwegian Oil Fund as Europe’s largest coal investor despite claiming to be a global climate leader
A new report by ActionAid Denmark has exposed the truth behind the Norwegian Oil Fund’s commitment to exit coal, revealing the fund still has billions of US dollars invested in the polluting industry
A third of people affected by Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh still ‘traumatised’ and struggling with physical and mental health a decade on, new research by ActionAid shows
New research by humanitarian organisation ActionAid has revealed the continuing challenges being endured by survivors of the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Dhaka on the 24 April 2013.
EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism revenues need to support vulnerable countries to fight climate change, says ActionAid International
“It is vital for the EU to dedicate revenues generated from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to the world’s most vulnerable countries and communities, and support their efforts in
93% of countries most vulnerable to climate disasters are either in or at significant risk of debt distress, new research by ActionAid International shows
New research by humanitarian organisation, ActionAid International, has revealed a shocking 93% of countries at the forefront of climate disasters are drowning in debt. The organisation is calling for
Cyclone Freddy: record-breaking destruction
What’s being investigated by some as a record breaking weather event, has to others caused horror and devastation. #Cyclone Freddy has affected over 1.5 million people in Mozambique, Malawi, and
New loss and damage fund must deliver ‘equitable’ outcome for climate ravaged countries says ActionAid as committee meets for first time
Humanitarian organisation ActionAid is calling for the setup of a new fund for climate induced loss and damage to be prioritised as the Transitional Committee – tasked with determining what this fund
