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Kenya's ill-advised tax increases illustrate IMF's failed policies, ActionAid says

The recent protests in Kenya against the Finance Bill (2024) show the shortcomings of the International Monetary Fund’s policy advice in Africa, ActionAid says.

ActionAid comments on the decision to make the Philippines host of the Loss and Damage Board

The second meeting of the Loss & Damage Fund Board started in Songdo, Korea today.

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Aid groups call on the international community as civilians continue to pay the price of inaction in eastern DR Congo

In the latest episode of a resurgence in conflict and violence in eastern DR Congo, hundreds of thousands of people have been forcibly displaced as civilians, civilian infrastructure and NGO staff and

Terrible warning that climate action has to move into a much higher gear, says ActionAid

Reacting to new data by Copernicus Climate Change Service that revealed that average global temperatures have been 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a year,

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“What I saw in the streets is not a government that wants to listen, but to kill its people.” Young people recount horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests

ActionAid shares testimonies from young people, who were brutalised in Kenya while protesting the Finance Bill

ActionAid responds to the loss of life in Kenya protests: "Every life lost is a wound on the nation’s soul”

“It is outrageous that protesters, mainly young people standing up against an unfair bill that was drafted without adequate public participation

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ActionAid responds to IPC report on food insecurity in Gaza: “It is inconceivable that Gaza remains at high risk of famine”

In response to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on food insecurity in Gaza published today, ActionAid said: 

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“Many children are falling ill as a result of drinking this water: Amid extreme water shortages in Gaza, people forced to rely on unsafe, contaminated sources 

Extreme water shortages are having a devastating impact on people’s health in Gaza, as people are forced to rely on contaminated and insect-infested sources.