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Mounting alarm as Israeli authorities reject NGO applications to transport life-saving aid into Gaza

Gaza call on the Government of Israel to
uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and ...
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Reaffirming UNRWA’s essential role for Palestinian well-being and rights

ActionAid reacts to the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This decision is welcomed as a confirmation of ...
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The EU must end preferential trade with Israel and uphold international law.

ActionAid responds to the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels today.  The EU Foreign Affairs Council’s failure to ...
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IMF Annual Meetings: Austerity is not a solution, it’s a cycle of harm, says ActionAid

ActionAid has condemned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for continuing to push austerity and budget cuts at its Annual ...
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The Care Contradiction: The IMF, Gender and Austerity

This report exposes the devastating impact public sector cuts are having on women in low income countries, who face a triple threat of losing access to services, having fewer opportunities to access ...
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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

Dhaka, Bangladesh: 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 ...
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Over 18 million girls missing school in Africa as continent loses USD29 billion in education funding through flawed taxation

A staggering 18.8m girls are out of primary school in Africa according to a new report by the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance and its allies. Each year, Africa loses US$29 billion in education ...
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'The political situation is concerning, but we're hopeful the transition will lead to positive change,’ says ActionAid Bangladesh

Reacting to the recent protests and developing political transition in Bangladesh, ActionAid said: ‘ActionAid stands in solidarity with the young people in Bangladesh who have courageously raised ...
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The Vicious Cycle

The countries that are most vulnerable to the climate crisis are also facing a debt crisis – and the need to service external debt in foreign currency has become a major accelerator of the climate ...
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How Barclays' continuous destructive funding is pushing our climate to the brink

Barclays is Europe’s leading financier of fossil fuels globally and the largest fossil fuel financier in Africa. Between 2016 and 2022, it provided US$29.6 billion in financing for fossil fuel ...