We are appalled the by devastating al-Mawasi attack in Gaza
13 July 2024
We are extremely concerned about the safety of our staff and partners in the area, some of whom we have not yet been able to make contact with.
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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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Gaza hospital issues urgent aid appeal amid injured patients influx
12 July 2024
Rise in injured patients arriving at Al-Awda Hospital following Gaza City attacks, as facility faces urgent need for medical supplies and fuel.
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Gaza's acute hunger crisis is extremely alarming
10 July 2024
"This is a stain on humanity’s conscience and an entirely preventable, human-made crisis," ActionAid said
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UK General Election results
5 July 2024
ActionAid comments on the UK General Election results. Today’s election results show a clear mandate for change.
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Gaza’s pregnant women go hungry amid severe food shortages
4 July 2024
“I suffered a lot during pregnancy...due to [the] lack of food”: Gaza’s pregnant women go hungry amid severe food shortages as humanitarian crisis deepens.
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ActionAid responds to IPC report on food insecurity in Gaza
25 June 2024
ActionAid says “It is inconceivable that Gaza remains at high risk of famine”.
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People in Gaza are forced to rely on unsafe and contaminated water
24 June 2024
“Many children are falling ill as a result of drinking this water”: Amid extreme water shortages in Gaza, people forced to rely on unsafe, contaminated sources.
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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
14 June 2024
ActionAid responds to UN Special Rapporteur’s call for inputs on human rights and starvation
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Fuel shortages push Gaza’s hospitals to the brink of collapse
14 June 2024
Hospitals are on the brink of collapse in Gaza due to fuel shortages, with people facing dehydration, disease and starvation.
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Statement on issuing of over 100 UK arms export licenses to Israel
11 June 2024
We are “deeply disappointed” that the UK has approved over 100 arms export licenses to Israel since the start of the war.
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