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The Human Cost of Public Cuts in Africa

New research from ActionAid International, The Human Cost of Public Sector Cuts in Africa, highlights how over the last five years, austerity measures have led to the deterioration of public health

Who Owes Who?

As we enter 2025, 54 countries are in debt crisis, forced to cut their spending on basic public services and climate action in order to pay external debts. Last year, lower income countries between

Young Urban Women (YUW) Teleza Banda Primary School Teacher, in Mchinji, Impacted by the cholera outbreak
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Israel’s forced displacement orders in Lebanon may constitute grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law

The 136 forced displacement orders Israel imposed on 25 per cent of Lebanon during its 62- day war were woefully inadequate, unnecessarily dangerous and likely illegal, aid agencies said today.

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Debt Swaps Won’t Save Us: The Urgent Need for Debt Cancellation and Grant Based Climate Finance

ActionAid has joined the Asian and Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Latindadd, Eurodad, Debt Justice, Christian Aid and Climate & Community Institute in calling out debt swaps and

Cancel the debt march
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The Young Humanitarian Handbook

The Young Humanitarian Handbook has been designed for all young people who are currently, or may in the future, be engaged in humanitarian action.

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Joining the Dots - ActionAid report on Financing for Development

The current international financing architecture is inadequate to address the multiple, intersecting crises that disproportionately impact those with the least power

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Dear Ministers of Finance - This is how you can transform the financing of Education!

The real power over decisions on the financing of education tends to lie with Ministers of Finance more than Ministers of Education.

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New ActionAid report highlights harrowing impact of war and violence on Palestinian women and girls, and calls for vital role of women-led organisations to be recognised

A new report from ActionAid highlights the harrowing impacts of the ongoing war in Gaza and escalation of violence in the West Bank on Palestinian women and girls, as well as their remarkable

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The industries fuelling the climate crisis are draining public funds in the Global South, new ActionAid report reveals

Climate-harming corporations are draining public finances in the Global South.

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NGO snapshot report highlights latest aid challenges in Gaza amid growing safety risks

Humanitarian workers in Gaza have continued to face severe safety risks and huge challenges in delivering aid over the last two weeks as the Polio vaccination campaign gets underway, report NGOs in

Gaza aid