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"I just wish that the war would end now”: Women in Gaza on the devastating toll of 12 months of crisis

Women in Gaza have told ActionAid of the devastating impact 12 months of war has taken on their lives.

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“We are alive but have lost everything we depended on to survive.” Communities fighting to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of Nepal’s devastating floods

As Nepal comes to terms with the devastating impacts of the flooding that swept across the country last week – ActionAid has heard from families struggling to recover from the destruction and

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LEBANON: Night of intense attacks on Beirut leaves children and families in state of “extreme stress and panic”

LEBANON: Night of intense attacks on Beirut leaves children and families in state of “extreme stress and panic”

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ActionAid partners forced to suspend operations in Lebanon following Israeli attacks

ActionAid partners forced to suspend operations in Lebanon following Israeli attacks

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Lebanon: “Window to prevent humanitarian crisis closing rapidly”

LEBANON: “Window to prevent humanitarian crisis closing rapidly”

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15 aid organisations demand an end to systematic aid obstruction in Gaza

15 aid organisations demand an end to systematic aid obstruction in Gaza

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ActionAid reacts to the adoption of a resolution at the UN General Assembly

ActionAid said: “We are pleased to see the UN General Assembly back this historic resolution, which welcomes the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion. In doing so, its members have

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“I don’t want to live in my school. I want to learn in it”: Gaza’s schoolchildren desperate to return to classes after almost a year without formal education

Today should mark the beginning of a new school year in Gaza, but instead of attending classes, Gaza’s children are living through another day of a brutal war that has deprived them of an education

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ActionAid reacts to the announcement of humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow children to be vaccinated against polio

Responding to the announcement of a series of humanitarian pauses

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“There are raids on homes, bombing of homes, and the destruction of infrastructure”: West Bank refugee camp residents under siege and in fear as major Israeli military incursion continues 

Women living in refugee camps in the West Bank have described being under siege and in fear as a major military incursion in the territory continues.