Aid system in Gaza at brink of total collapse as risk of famine looms
6 March 2024
The aid system in Gaza is at the brink of total collapse as women give birth to stillborn babies and the risk of famine looms large.
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News releases from 2024
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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Statement on sexual violence in Gaza and Israel
6 March 2024
ActionAid calls for every act of sexual violence against women and girls in Gaza and Israel to be investigated.
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ICAI “calls into question the UK’s role as a climate leader”
29 February 2024
Instead of providing the funding to adapt to climate change, the UK's cynical accounting trick also endangers the UK's development commitments.
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Gazans starve as food aid blocked; UN warns famine is imminent
28 February 2024
“People have begun to wish for death”: People in Gaza are starving as food aid is blocked from entering Rafah, with UN officials warning that famine is impending.
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"Utter paralysis in parliament” over Gaza vote
21 February 2024
Halima Begum, CEO of ActionAid UK, said: “We are extremely disappointed to see the utter paralysis in Parliament this evening.
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Children in northern Gaza are dying of malnutrition
20 February 2024
“We have lost a large number of children...if there is no urgent response, we will lose more and more”: Children in northern Gaza dying as a result of malnutrition amid worsening food crisis.
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Joint statement against the mass forced displacement of Palestinians
20 February 2024
We, the undersigned organisations, are appalled over the mass forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza resulting from Israel's devastating military assault.
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Concern over escalating situation in the West Bank
19 February 2024
We are deeply concerned about the escalating situation in the West Bank, where incidents of violence have soared and daily life is increasingly becoming unliveable for Palestinians as their freedom of movement is curtailed.
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Women-led photography exhibition launches in London: Women by Women
19 February 2024
Women by Women returns to London 7th-10th March, with a new collection of photos celebrating refugees from around the world this International Women’s Day.
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Hunger crisis in Gaza reaches unprecedented levels
16 February 2024
Gaza is in the midst of an unprecedented and totally avoidable hunger crisis, with every single person in the territory now experiencing extreme levels of hunger.
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