News releases from 2025

Women evicted from DRC camps face widespread sexual violence

17 March 2025

Goma, 17 March 2025 — Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being subjected to rape, sexual violence and forced marriage.

Total blockade of Gaza aid creates food and fuel shortages

12 March 2025

"The blocking of humanitarian aid and its impact on women is devastating”: Shortages of food and fuel take a toll in Gaza as supplies cut off

New Women and Girls Envoy welcome – but without funding, move is just symbolic

8 March 2025

New Women and Girls Envoy welcome – but without funding, it risks just papering over the cracks rather than driving real change.

Women must be at the heart of decision-making about Gaza’s future

7 March 2025

Women are leading Gaza recovery efforts amid ceasefire and must be at the heart of decision-making about the future, says ActionAid.

Horrifying blockade on aid to Gaza will cost lives

3 March 2025

“The horrifying decision by the Israeli authorities to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza will cost lives at a time where the entire population is reliant on aid to survive."

Shock at decision to raid ODA budget

25 February 2025

ActionAid's response to the cuts to the Official Development Assistance funding.

Urgent need for more shelter items in Gaza as winter storms hit

20 February 2025

More tents and other shelter materials are urgently needed in Gaza.

ActionAid UK concerned to see HSBC push back climate action to 2050 

19 February 2025

Zahra Hdidou, Senior Climate and Resilience Advisor at ActionAid UK, said:

Hunger in Haiti reaches record high

18 February 2025

• ActionAid survey finds 99% of families are going without meals – sometimes for days at a time – because they can’t afford to buy food.

UK must reject Trump’s Gaza plan and uphold international law

5 February 2025

UK must categorically reject Trump's call for forced displacement of over two million from Gaza and uphold international law.