All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
29 January 2025
ActionAid is deeply alarmed by the prospect of the Israeli government’s shameful ban on UNRWA coming into effect and is calling on the international community to take immediate action to prevent it.
Continue reading28 January 2025
Responding to the UK government’s announcement of £17million in aid for Gaza, an ActionAid UK spokesperson said:
Continue reading27 January 2025
ActionAid calls for urgent action to prevent “spiralling” humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Continue reading24 January 2025
ActionAid condemns Israeli raids in the West Bank, urging an end to violence displacing and endangering residents
Continue reading22 January 2025
As the ceasefire continues and thousands of people return to what is left of their homes, patients have once again started arriving at Al-Awda Hospital, the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza.
Continue reading16 January 2025
ActionAid is devastated by killing of staff member at partner hospital in Gaza - as attacks intensify across strip despite the announcement of a ceasefire deal.
Continue reading15 January 2025
UK must step up to ensure immediate support for Gaza following ceasefire deal, says ActionAid UK co-CEO.
Continue reading15 January 2025
The ceasefire agreement must be first step towards permanent end to the suffering in Gaza, says ActionAid.
Continue reading9 January 2025
Staff at the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza remain under siege and entirely cut off from aid supplies as bombardment by the Israeli military intensifies.
Continue reading6 January 2025
ActionAid is outraged to learn that the Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has yet again come under attack by the Israeli military and that staff and patients have been ordered to evacuate the facility. We are extremely concerned for the safety of everyone inside the hospital and demand their protection, as enshrined under international humanitarian law.
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