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Response to the ICJ’s announcement that Israel must halt its military actions

Responding to the ICJ’s announcement that Israel must halt its military actions in Rafah, southern Gaza, ActionAid said: 

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PRESS STATEMENT -UPDATE THE NATION ON ASSET RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

PRESS STATEMENT -UPDATE THE NATION ON ASSET RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.

The government should inform the nation on how much has been recovered from corruption acts and develop a comprehensive plan

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ActionAid Welcomes ICC’s Steps Towards Accountability and Justice

ActionAid welcomes the recent statement by ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan

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Urgent appeal: Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza is under attack

ActionAid, a partner of Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, Gaza

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World leaders fail to act as Israeli invasion of Rafah worsens

Despite repeated calls on Israel from heads of state,

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ActionAid’s partner organisation in Rafah forced to halt services after staff displaced, as humanitarian operations reach breaking point 

Aid workers in Rafah are working against the odds to keep providing life-saving support to people in need, despite facing a level of danger that is unprecedented even within humanitarian emergencies,

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Afghanistan floods are double tragedy for families, says ActionAid

As the death toll from flash floods in northern Afghanistan rose past 300 on Sunday, ActionAid

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“Enough is enough, the world cannot continue to watch as the war on Gaza continues to put millions of lives at risk,” say civil society activists at the UN CSO Conference

“Enough is enough, the world cannot continue to watch as the war on Gaza continues to put millions of lives at risk,” say civil society activists at the UN CSO Conference

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“We are calling urgently on the international community to act”: Rafah residents plunged into fear and panic as attacks intensify and a full-scale invasion looms 

People in Rafah have been left terrified and panicked as airstrikes on the city intensify, thousands flee, and aid delivery is disrupted.

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ActionAid reacts to the recent upsurge in violence in Haiti

Reacting to the recent upsurge in violence in Haiti’s capital