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ActionAid International condemns the arrest of Nicholas Opiyo

ActionAid International is shocked and dismayed by the unlawful and brutal arrest of Mr. Nicholas Opiyo, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of ActionAid International Uganda and renowned Human

Climate migration in South Asia set to treble by 2050 due to political inaction on global warming

More than 62 million South Asian people will be forced to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050, according to new research from ActionAid International and Climate Action Network

Climate Ambition Summit: ‘Glaring gap’ in support for Global South 

Climate pledges announced the Climate Ambition Summit, co-hosted by the UN and the UK on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, overlook the devastating loss and damage already being caused by

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Ending G7 fossil fuel subsidies could generate $101bn to offset climate damages in the Global South by 2026

ActionAid International and The Robin Hood Tax Campaign call on G7 countries to make good on their commitment – enshrined in Article 8 of the Paris Agreement – to provide finance to support the world

New ActionAid research shows stark reality of Covid-19’s impact on young women’s lives in the developing world

ActionAid surveyed 1,219 young women living in urban areas across India, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa revealing lockdown measures have aggravated the pre-existing inequalities they face.

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Shell climate case: NGOs take fossil fuel giant to court

ActionAid is one of seven environmental and human rights organisations, led by Friends of the Earth Netherlands, taking legal action against Shell to demand it reduces its emissions in line with

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‘Zambia’s bondholders must demonstrate a measure of humanity’

Reacting to news that bondholders today have rejected Zambia's last-ditch effort to avoid plunging into default, ActionAid is calling for urgent debt cancellation to prevent the suffering of millions

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Typhoon Vamco slams communities already hit by Typhoon Goni

ActionAid responds to Tyhpoon Vamco (Ulysses) in the Philippines, as it tears through communities that only a week and a half ago were hit by Super Typhoon Goni.

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Indigenous and rural women lead emergency response in typhoon-hit communities

As communities in the Philippines confront the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Goni and now face the threat of Typhoon Vamco, indigenous and rural women are providing emergency relief to families

ActionAid congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on being elected President and Vice President of the USA

ActionAid congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on being elected the next President and Vice President of the United States of America. With a statement from Niranjali Amerasinghe, executive