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We demand fossil free politics
ActionAid has joined a coalition of almost 200 civil society organisations to demand fossil-free politics. You read the joint statement and learn more about the climate emergency on this page.
ActionAid Public Statement on the humanitarian situation in northeast Syria
ActionAid is deeply concerned about the situation of women, men, boys and girls that are trapped in the Turkish military operation that started on October 9th in northeast Syria, after the announced
No more excuses: The World Bank must halt all funding for fossil fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. 18 October 2019: The World Bank’s subsidising of fossil fuels is fanning the flames of the climate emergency and must stop, a coalition of civil society representing 112 organizations
When leaders act like children
This blog by Sesheeni Joud Selvaratnam, International Programme and Policy Lead, questions why we don't see more action from our leaders and asks why we don't pay attention to our young activist
Financing development - stop dodging the big issues
Lars Koch, Policy Director, ActionAid Denmark has written this blog post about the effective ways to finance international development.
Inspired: Some observations as young people take over the fight for climate justice
Harjeet Singh, our global climate lead, writes about young people leading the fight for climate justice.
The elephant in the room
Farah Kabir, Country Director, Bangladesh, shares her reflection on the SDG Summit in New York, September 2019
Melting glaciers and rising seas may drive mass migration, ActionAid warns
Harjeet Singh, ActionAid's global climate lead, warns that climate change could lead to mass migration
ActionAid on the Danone and Green Climate Fund announcements
This is a response from ActionAid to the first day of the global climate stroke in September 2019
Just why DO we need system change?
Teresa Anderson is ActionAid International's climate policy co-ordinator. In this blog she writes about the need for system change in order to effectively tackle climate change.
