Emergencies

Learn about the different types of humanitarian crises that the world is facing, and what ActionAid does to prepare for and mitigate them.

Four years on since the first Grand Bargain meeting, what has changed, and what needs to happen next on the road to 2021?

In the world’s poorest countries, the leadership of women at a grassroots local level will save lives during the coronavirus crisis. Find out why. 

Myths about the spread of global health phenomena are not new. They are a common occurrence and have existed for a long time, but in the age of social media, fake news, and misinformation it is now more important than ever to separate fiction from fact.

Find out how the coronavirus pandemic has generated its own information crisis.

Vulnerable people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are facing a double emergency from hunger and Covid-19, as the pandemic is affecting food supply and shutting down livelihoods of millions who are already subsiding on very little. Find out how coronavirus is pushing people to hunger.

One year on from the devastating Cyclone Idai of 2019, ActionAid's Arbie Baguios explains what's happening in Zimbabwe and the consequences still being felt across Southern Africa.