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Cyclone Idai anniversary: survivors hit by flooding, drought and food crisis
One year after Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, survivors are still living in makeshift shelters and are now facing an escalating food and climate crisis.
More than 150 NGOs call for refugees’ rights to be protected
ActionAid is one of 152 organisations to sign a joint open letter to Greek and EU leaders raising serious concerns about the treatment of refugees at the Evros border and Aegean islands, where the
COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis
COP26: It’s crunch time for governments to respond to the climate crisis
ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general
ActionAid International welcomes Julia Sánchez as its new secretary general
2019 at ActionAid: A Year in Review
See all of the amazing work you enabled us to do in 2019 and how we can make an even bigger difference in 2020 by visiting: www.actionaid.org
COP25: UN climate talks ‘fail to offer helping hand to climate survivors’
The 25th UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid ends today with little to no progress on supporting survivors of climate disasters in the Global South.
COP25: ‘It’s not too late’ to support communities on the frontline of the climate crisis
Voices from the climate justice movement urge ministers to stop US interference and improve outcomes on finance for climate survivors
COP25: Developing countries must ‘stay strong’ in loss and damage negotiations
Madrid, 11 December 2019 – ActionAid raises concerns that midway through the second week of UN climate talks, proposals for supporting survivors of climate disasters are being watered down.
COP25: Developed countries continue to block loss and damage fund
Madrid, 06 December 2019 – As the UN climate conference (COP25) rolls into week two, progress on finance for the ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change continues to be blocked by developed
COP25: Woman farmer from Malawi speaks out against use of chemical fertilisers
COP25: Woman farmer from Malawi speaks out against use of chemical fertilisers
