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.
Harjeet
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.
Madrid, 13 December 2019 – As the UN climate conference in
Stopping period poverty for girls like Sadia
Thousands of girls from poor communities, with no access to sanitary pads, are compelled to skip school during their periods.
This was the case with 16-year old Sadia Abdul Rahaman.
A member of
“I wanted to be part of those helping”
Maame Akanzunah lives in the Builsa North District and was one of the people hardest hit when the October 2019 torrential rains caused severe flooding in the Upper East region, leaving damaged
Empowering Women like Hellen to Enhance their Livelihoods
When Hellen Bazieredire signed up to receive training on customer relations and business
management skills, she didn’t know it would impact her business and life as much as it has.
A member of the
ActionAid Ghana - POWER Project Newsletter
In collaboration with ActionAid UK, ActionAid Ghana (AAG) secured funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement a multi-country project in Ghana, Rwanda and Bangladesh. The project
We Lost our Livelihood to the Floods
Apateba Awienya is a 40-year old shea butter producer who lives in the Kasiesa Community located in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region with her husband, Awienya, and their children, 8
I was afraid for my children when the water started rising
Adek John is a 38-year old nursing mother and smallholder farmer who lives in the Kasiesa community in the Builsa South District with her husband, Kofi Akanpuri and their four children.
The community
ActionAid responds to COP26 delay
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to escalate globally, the United Nations has announced that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be delayed.
ActionAid responds to IMF debt relief announcement
ActionAid International responds to the International Monetary Fund’s announcement of immediate debt relief for 25 countries, including 19 in Africa, cancelling $215million in payments over the next
