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World leaders land at COP25 as Africa faces climate and food crises

Madrid, 1 December 2019 – As world leaders land in Madrid for the 25th UN climate change conference (COP25), the climate crisis is causing immense suffering across southern and eastern Africa where

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Over 150 NGOs call on developed countries to stop using bullying tactics to block funding for climate disasters

Madrid, 29 November – As world leaders gather for the UN climate summit in Madrid, more than 150 organisations alongside climate activists Naomi Klein and Lidy Nacpil, have written to environment

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More than 150 NGOs sign open letter calling for loss and damage fund with debt relief

ActionAid is among 152 organisations, movements and unions, that have signed an open letter calling for a new fund to support survivors of climate disasters in the Global South. Ahead of the UN

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US and EU owe more than half the cost of repairing future damage caused by climate disasters

New analysis sets out how much responsibility the wealthy countries behind the climate crisis must take for the devastating impact that rising global temperatures are already having on developing

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ActionAid reaction to relocation of COP25 climate negotiations to Madrid, Spain

Harjeet Singh, Global Lead on Climate Change for ActionAid International says:

"The shifting of COP25 from Chile to Madrid with only four weeks’ notice presents real barriers to participation for

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Cancelling COP in Chile must not delay progress on climate justice

The Chilean government has pulled out of hosting the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) climate summit due to continuing protests against rising inequality.

Harjeet Singh, global lead on climate

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Communiqué: Smallholder women farmers call for agroecology and promotion of their rights

We are members of the National Women Farmers’ Movement, an advocacy group of smallholder women farmers from nine regions in Ghana: the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, North East, Bono, Ahafo, Bono

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SEX FOR GRADES: ACTIONAID GHANA JOINS CALL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

ActionAid is a global justice federation working in over 45 countries to achieve social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication. Throughout the world, ActionAid works to strengthen the

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Press release: ActionAid joins global climate strike

As world leaders head to New York for the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Action Summit, the worldwide marches and actions will send a clear message that people of all ages and

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Calls for greater action from the South African government following rise in violence against women and xenophobic attacks

As leaders of ActionAid programmes across Africa, we are gravely concerned, shocked and grieved by the continuing wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. As South African civil society