Gaza’s children desperate to return to school as new year starts
9 September 2024
“Going to school is not a luxury, it’s a fundamental right, and yet hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are being denied an education"
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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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UK should go further and halt all arms licenses to Israeli government
2 September 2024
It's time for the UK to apply maximum pressure on the Israeli government to secure a permanent ceasefire and the release of the hostages – and finally put an end to this nightmare, says ActionAid UK
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Women living in refugee camps describe terror of major Israeli military incursion
30 August 2024
Women living in refugee camps in West Bank describe being under siege as military incursion in the territory continues.
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ActionAid comments on humanitarian pause for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza
30 August 2024
ActionAid comments on humanitarian pause for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.
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ActionAid UK launches emergency Bangladesh Floods Appeal
27 August 2024
ActionAid UK launches emergency Bangladesh Floods Appeal as over five million affected and disease threats escalate
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Families in Bangladesh forced to flee homes as floods wreak havoc
27 August 2024
Families in Bangladesh forced to flee homes as floods wreak havoc
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ActionAid concerned about unfolding humanitarian crisis in South Lebanon
25 August 2024
ActionAid concerned about unfolding humanitarian crisis in southern Lebanon
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Joint NGO statement as Israeli orders force thousands in Gaza to flee
22 August 2024
New Israeli orders have forced thousands in Deir al-Balah to flee yet again and disrupted Gaza’s last aid hub
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ActionAid’s partner under siege amid serious escalation in Gaza
22 August 2024
One of ActionAid’s partners has come under siege and another has been forced to evacuate again amid a serious escalation in Gaza
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Aid agencies warn of mass polio outbreak in Gaza without urgent action
20 August 2024
ActionAid and other aid agencies are urgently calling for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered in Gaza
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