ActionAid’s response to African Investment Summit
On 20 January 2020, the UK hosted the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. Commenting on what key announcements mean for gender equality and poverty alleviation, Rachel Noble, Senior Policy...
View ArticleActionAid welcomes the launch of the UN climate summit
ActionAid welcomes the launch of the UN climate summit (COP26) to be held in Glasgow this November. The international charity working with women and girls living in poverty, is calling for global civil...
View ArticleActionAid welcomes DFID's new Secretary of State
Commenting on the government’s decision to appoint Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as the Secretary of State for the Department for International Development, Mike Noyes Deputy Director for Humanitarian at...
View ArticleActionAid's response to Covid-19
Like every other international charity, ActionAid UK is preparing for how this Covid-19 outbreak will affect our life-changing work with women and girls living in poverty.
View ArticleActionAid comments on Covid-19 and domestic violence
Commenting on the increased risk of domestic violence due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lee Margaret Webster, Deputy Director of International Development Policy and Practice at ActionAid UK says:
View ArticleActionAid responds to the decision to delay COP26
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to escalate globally, the United Nations has announced that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be delayed. Commenting on this, Dr Amiera Sawas, Senior...
View ArticleA letter of support from HRH Prince Charles
We’re really grateful to our patron, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, for this letter of support for us and our work during the Covid-19 pandemic.You can support ActionAidUK’s Coronavirus Appeal here.
View ArticleCovid-19: ActionAid warns about impact of famine
Zimbabwe:This month, ActionAid Zimbabwe is distributing food in partnership with the World Food Programme, providing life-saving support to more than 92,800 people in Makoni and Nyanga. For the 7.7...
View ArticleMyanmar’s garment workers at risk of domestic violence
Government figures show that more than 60,000 factory workers in Myanmar have already lost their jobs since the start of the crisis, including those working in the garment factories that supply some of...
View ArticleCovid-19 “could spread like wildfire” in Cox’s Bazar
Farah Kabir, Country Director at ActionAid Bangladesh, is available for video interviews about the risk to Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camp following two confirmed cases of Covid-19. Farah says,...
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