ActionAid reveals the UK's most generous cities
1 December 2021
ActionAid has revealed that Southampton is the most generous city in the UK, and the UK public have donated a total of £4 billion to charity this year.
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News releases from 2021
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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UK government announced campaign to tackle sexual violence in conflict
17 November 2021
ActionAid responds to UK government’s campaign to tackle sexual violence in conflict around the world.
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ActionAid UK calls for new funding to tackle gender equality and climate change
9 November 2021
UK Government pledge £165 million to tackle climate change and gender equality, ActionAid demands for this funding not to be part of the diminished UK aid pot.
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UK Government’s £290m climate change pledge falls short for women and girls
9 November 2021
ActionAid UK responds to the UK Government’s £290m pledge to help poorer countries cope with climate change at COP26.
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“No more empty speeches – now is the time for action”
8 November 2021
ActionAid UK calls on world leaders and the UK Government to include women and girls in the conversation at COP26 on Gender Day.
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ActionAid’s response to UK Government’s finance pledge
4 November 2021
ActionAid responses to the UK Government’s climate finance promise for developing nations at COP26.
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Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman's killer is sentenced
29 October 2021
ActionAid UK responds to Danyal Hussein's sentencing for killing Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.
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ActionAid UK launches Arise Fund to invest in women's leadership in emergencies
19 October 2021
ActionAid UK is thrilled to launch the Arise Fund, the first-ever global fund to invest in women’s leadership by directly supporting women-led responses in emergencies.
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Measures to stop violence not working for women
30 September 2021
Today, as former Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens received a whole-life sentence for the kidnap, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard, ActionAid UK is calling for radical change to prevent violence against women and girls – in the UK and worldwide.
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ActionAid’s Women by Women Exhibition at Oxo Tower
17 September 2021
ActionAid launches its second Women by Women photography exhibition Shattering Stereotypes at the Oxo Tower wharf gallery in London.
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