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Pregnant women in Gaza deprived of food and water as mothers unable to feed their newborn babies
In the midst of Gaza’s spiraling food crisis, tens of thousands of pregnant women are going desperately hungry, while mothers are so malnourished they are unable to breastfeed their newborn babies
ActionAid calls for the immediate release of doctors in Gaza, after the manager of a hospital run by its partner Al-Awda is arrested
Hospitals in Gaza are continuing to come under intense attack, leaving staff struggling to save lives amid near-impossible conditions.
Over 50 NGOs pen eleventh-hour open letter to EU on human rights risks in Migration Pact
An open letter to negotiators in the European Commission, the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament ahead of the final negotiations on the EU Pact on
Exclusion of financial services from #CSDDD is a serious blow to the EU's climate commitment, just after COP28, says ActionAid
After yesterday’s decision at COP28, the EU’s work to secure this goal is already being undermined by developments at home. The decision today by the European legislator to exclude financial services
Calls to move beyond rhetoric to help end violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel are welcome, but root causes must be addressed
After a Foreign Affairs Council meeting yesterday, and the forthcoming European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday, ActionAid is urging Europe to take the opportunity to act and show global
FAO’s roadmap fails to target agricultural emissions, ActionAid warns
Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global Climate Justice Lead, says:
Joint NGO Statement on Global Humanitarian Overview Launch
As diverse NGOs delivering aid across multiple crises, in accordance with humanitarian principles, we bear witness to growing humanitarian needs and the tremendous suffering of millions of people. We
New COP28 draft on adaptation disappointing, ActionAid says
Teresa Anderson, Global Climate Justice Lead at ActionAid International, says: “It’s absolutely critical that countries on the front lines of the climate crisis take decisive action to address the
New Global Stocktake text a ‘giant step backwards’ on fossil fuels, ActionAid warns
Teresa Anderson, Global Climate Lead at ActionAid, said: “The previous COP28 draft text broke new ground in proposing a phase out of fossil fuels. To take it over the finishing line we just needed to
Quietly devastating climate report card shows need for fossil fuel phaseout finance, says ActionAid
Reflecting on Week 1 of COP28, ActionAid International’s Global Lead on Climate Justice, Teresa Anderson said,
