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Behind every debt statistic is a human story—and a choice between people and debt.
On International Public Services Day, we're launching our new report on how IMF policy advice is shaping public s...
Over 117 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution, and climate disasters.
This #WorldRefugeeDay, we honour the resilience of refugees and displace...
After two weeks of negotiations and critical conversations, the UN Climate Talks in Bonn are coming to a close. While there is anger at rich countries' attempt to break their recent promise to trip...
Ebola prevention cannot wait.
ActionAid is working with communities in DRC to share trusted information, support hygiene and help stop the spread.
Donate today to support the response.
Rumours can put communities at risk during an Ebola outbreak.
In DRC, ActionAid is working with local partners to share trusted information and support community-led prevention.
Donate now to hel...
Something historic happened this week.
The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution led by Vanuatu, and powered by Pacific youth, to turn the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion on climate change in...
“Today I speak up because it’s my right and my land and my voice.”
Nedaa, a young Palestinian from Gaza, is calling for more than awareness.
She is calling for action.
Silence does not protect human rights.
Raghad is asking people in Europe to speak up, demand accountability and stand with Palestinian youth.
“We’re not just some headlines, nor just numbers.” Retaj’s message from Gaza is a powerful reminder that Palestinians must not be reduced to statistics or passing news updates.
Palestinians deser...
They are not “heroes” by choice. Maram says everything was forced on them.
Gaza’s young people are still asking the world to stand by their side.
Do not look away.
What is the true cost of education?
Education shapes the future, but for millions of children, that future is slipping out of reach. Rising debt and weak public financing are pushing the cost of ...
Meanwhile, some of the world's biggest banks are quietly funding the industries destroying the planet with our savings, our pensions, our accounts.
You did not make that choice. But you can demand...
Three simple demands. No jargon. No small print.
Banks must stop financing fossil fuels and destructive industrial agriculture.
Governments must regulate banks so money flows to communities
B...
Santa Marta was a major milestone on the path out of the fossil fuel era.
This is not only about energy transition. It is also about breaking the debt and fiscal traps that keep countries locked ...
Fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis, but the transition away from it must be fair.
At the #SantaMarta conference, governments must act now to protect workers, women, and communities, and ...
Human rights aren’t optional.
The EU-Israel Association Agreement is conditional on respect for human rights and democratic principles, conditions not being met. Israel has adopted a new discrimi...
The war on Lebanon is shaping how young people in Tripoli live each day.
They speak about fear, emotional strain and the uncertainty of a future they can no longer plan for. They worry for the peo...
The impact of war is felt far beyond the places being bombed.
In Tripoli, people speak about rising prices, lost income, fear and uncertainty as families displaced by violence arrive in the city i...
From one night to the next, safety can be taken away.
In Tripoli, Yara and Zahraa speak about displacement, uncertainty and the toll it takes, while also showing the strength of community in hard ...
2.4 million actions taken. Representing the hope and the outrage from people all across the UK. And the growing strength of solidarity with Palestinians that will not be crushed.
6 months on since...