Evacuation order of Al-Shifa a death sentence
18 November 2023
One-hour evacuation order of Al-Shifa a death sentence for hundreds of critically ill patients and displaced people.
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News releases from 2023
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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Vital services in Gaza are grinding to a halt
16 November 2023
“Fuel must be allowed to enter Gaza, and in sufficient quantities, immediately, to prevent suffering on a scale even more unimaginable than what we have already witnessed."
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Elected reps reject a ceasefire in Gaza
15 November 2023
Halima Begum, CEO of ActionAid UK, responds to MPs voting against calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Response to decision on unlawful Rwanda policy
15 November 2023
For a painful 16 months, people who have already been forced to flee unimaginable horror and trauma have had to live under the terrifying threat of being sent thousands of miles away.
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“Vote Ceasefire Now” projected onto Parliament
15 November 2023
The words “MPs - Vote for Peace: Vote Ceasefire Now” were projected onto Parliament ahead of the vote in the House of Commons
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Gaza a “breeding ground for disease”
14 November 2023
Southern Gaza “becoming a breeding ground for epidemics and disease” as threat of waterborne illnesses sharply increases
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Doctors deliver babies against odds in Gaza
13 November 2023
Doctors deliver babies against all odds at northern Gaza’s last operational hospital
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The lives of 39 babies hang in the balance
11 November 2023
Hospitals must be safe havens and we demand their protection and reiterate our calls for an immediate ceasefire to end the suffering of the people of Gaza.
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Response to four-hour daily pauses in Gaza
9 November 2023
Statement responding to the announcement of four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza.
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Children face trauma a month into Gaza crisis
9 November 2023
ActionAid warns that one month on from the start of Gaza crisis, children are continuing to face indescribable trauma.
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