News releases from 2023

Banks have pumped hundreds of billions into fossil fuels

4 September 2023

New ActionAid report finds that HSBC and Barclays have pumped hundreds of billions of pounds in finance into fossil fuels and agribusinesses since 2015.

£16m milestone celebrated as vital funding supports women and girls living in poverty

21 August 2023

Find out how support from People's Postcode Lottery over the last seven years has enabled women and girls around the world to advocate for their rights, take action in their communities and become leaders in times of humanitarian crisis

As Syria marks six months on from February's devastating earthquake - women continue to count the cost

2 August 2023

Six months on from devastating earthquake Syrian women face unprecedented challenges to give birth safely and care for their children.

The UK is reneging on climate finance commitments

5 July 2023

Sophie Rigg, ActionAid UK's Head of Policy and Research, Climate and Humanitarian comments on the news that the UK will be scrapping its £11.6bn climate pledge.

End of Ukraine recovery conference signals austerity with women's needs and voices unheard

22 June 2023

ActionAid UK responds to the Ukraine Recovery Conference’s lack of priorities on women’s rights. 

Dr Halima Begum joins ActionAid UK as new CEO

13 April 2023

Dr Halima Begum has been appointed the new CEO of ActionAid UK. She will take up her position in July 2023.

Conflict in Syria marks 12 years as situation worsens for women and girls

14 March 2023

More than a decade of grinding conflict, mass displacement, and economic devastation are fuelling catastrophic humanitarian needs for women and girls in Syria. 

Our response to the UK Government’s new Women and Girls Strategy

8 March 2023

We welcome the UK Government’s new Women and Girls Strategy, but it can’t alone undo the two years of devastating cuts to the ODA budget, with women and girls in the Global South bearing most of the brunt.

Women’s leadership in emergencies this IWD

6 March 2023

To mark International Women’s Day, ActionAid UK is shining a light on women’s leadership in responding to humanitarian crises across the world and showing why women and girls’ needs must be properly recognised and funded.

Double catastrophe as another earthquake hits the Turkey-Syria border

20 February 2023