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Escalating violence displaces more than 14,000 in three days in north-west Syria
ActionAid’s partners in north-west Syria have been forced to suspend their humanitarian work amid violent clashes that have displaced around 14,000 people across Idlib and western Aleppo over the past
More than 1.6m people without proper shelter in Gaza and Lebanon as temperatures drop below freezing in some places
More than 1.6 million people across Gaza and Lebanon face a wet and freezing winter without proper shelter, according to analysis by ActionAid.
Lebanon ceasefire deal not an acceptable long-term solution
LEBANON CEASEFIRE DEAL NOT AN ACCEPTABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTION
COP29 final NCQG text: This text is not worth the paper it's written on, says ActionAid
Reacting to the final NCQG text at COP29, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said:
ActionAid partners report a rise in violence against women in Gaza, as collapse of legal systems leave survivors without access to justice
Women-led organisations in Gaza have reported a rise in cases of violence against women and girls and increased demand for their services,
Our reaction to the latest draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance
Reacting to the latest draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance
Rich countries are failing this moral test,” says ActionAid
Commenting on the state of negotiations at COP29 and the draft text on the new climate finance goal,
Our reaction to the arrest warrants by ICC in relation to the war in Gaza
Following the news that the ICC has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, ActionAid said:
The debt collectors are here: “Pay developing countries what you owe!” climate activists tell polluters
In matching ‘debt collector’ outfits and holding up a banner that read “Rich countries pay your climate debt”, along with a 10m-long giant itemised ‘invoice’ addressed to developed countries, climate
Rich countries are trying to turn climate talks into profit venture but this week we expect them to put real finance on the table,” says ActionAid’s Teresa Anderson
At the midway point of COP29, Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global lead on climate justice, says:
