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All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
Foreign Affairs Committee report on violence in Myanmar
11/12/2017Mike Noyes, Deputy Director of Humanitarian Policy and Practice at ActionAid UK, responds to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s (FAC) report on violence in Rakhine State and the UK’s response.
Girls fleeing emergencies outnumber London population
06/12/2017Statistics released by ActionAid today reveal 14 million girls around the world — equivalent to the population of greater London — could face a new year displaced from their homes.
UK aid agencies call for an end to Myanmar violence
14/09/2017Action Against Hunger UK, ActionAid UK, Christian Aid, Save the Children UK and the International Rescue Committee UK issue a joint statement calling for an end to violence in Myanmar and immediate access for humanitarian aid.
Myanmar North Rakhine State conflict
08/09/2017ActionAid strongly condemns the attacks carried out on 25 August and the spiralling violence that has followed across Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State.
Response prepared to Sierra Leone mudslides
15/08/2017More than 300 people have been killed in mudslides and flooding near Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, following heavy rains.
ActionAid UK responds to report on tax havens
26/07/2017ActionAid UK’s Tax Policy Adviser responds to University of Amsterdam report finding that five countries, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore and Ireland, together account for 47 percent of all global investment flows into tax havens
ActionAid UK responds on transparency of UK Aid
18/07/2017Following a government report on transparency of UK Aid budget spend, ActionAid UK seeks re-opening of International Development Committee inquiry on aid budget management by non–DFID departments.
ActionAid welcomes new UK Government funding announced at the 2017 Family Planning Summit
11/07/2017ActionAid urges the Family Planning Summit to acknowledge the effect domestic violence has on reproductive rights.
New ActionAid research reveals how domestic violence impacts women’s reproductive rights
11/07/2017A new ActionAid report provides detailed evidence of the link between domestic violence and women and girls’ ability to control their bodies and fertility.
£90 million UK aid for East Africa: ActionAid response
20/06/2017The UK government is making a vital effort to provide desperately needed food to Somalia and Ethiopia and we support Priti Patel’s ongoing commitment to the region.
Trump Administration to withdraw USA from the Paris climate agreement - ActionAid response
31/05/2017Ssome of the world’s poorest people are set to suffer the consequences as the Trump administration plans to withdraw from Paris climate change agreement.
Expansion of global gag rule - ActionAid response
16/05/2017President Trump’s expansion of the global gag rule will have a chilling effect on women’s access to contraception and safe abortions in the world’s poorest countries.
Eight in ten Brits support tax avoidance crackdown
16/05/2017New ComRes poll of Great Britain reveals that eight in ten British adults support new measures to crackdown on tax havens and corporate tax avoidance.
International Development Committee letter on East Africa - ActionAid response
02/05/2017Hunger, conflict and disease has displaced millions of people across East Africa, with women and girls at particular risk. More action is needed to save lives before it is too late.
IDC call for more global investment in education - ActionAid response
27/04/2017Education is a vital tool in the fight against global poverty. Women and girls stand to benefit the most from improved school access.
Panama Papers one year on: much work still to be done
03/04/2017A year after Panama Papers the UK’s overseas territories remain a safe harbour for tax avoiders and evaders. Progress on tax haven transparency has stalled.
Lives at stake in Somalia - aid response to hunger crisis desperately short of cash
10/03/2017Somalia aid response critically underfunded. World risks repeat of 2011 famine which killed 250,000 people.
Budget 2017: lost opportunity to tackle tax dodging
08/03/2017Budget 2017 was a lost opportunity to tackle tax dodging and ensure companies pay their fair share in developing countries as well as in the UK.
Horn of Africa drought threatens women and girls
22/02/2017Horn of Africa drought means women and girls in Somaliland and Kenya are facing devastating impacts, including sexual violence.
UK govnt is right to respond to Africa and Yemen crises
22/02/2017ActionAid Head of Humanitarian Response Mike Noyes said: “The UK Government is making a vital contribution to tackling a string of disasters that is now affecting millions of people across Africa and the Middle East. But the need is huge and countless lives are at stake.
New poll: MPs back crackdown on UK overseas tax havens
08/02/2017As the leaders of the UK’s Overseas Territories gather in London today to meet Theresa May, a new poll has revealed that Britain’s politicians back a crackdown on tax havens and tax dodging.
ActionAid backs petition to stop Trump’s state visit
30/01/2017Why international development charity ActionAid is backing petition to stop Donald Trump’s state visit
When Theresa May meets Donald Trump - women's rights must be on the table
26/01/2017Calling on Prime Minster Theresa May to bring critical women’s rights issues to the table when she meets Donald Trump.
An open letter to His Excellency President Barrow on his first day in office
24/01/2017Omar Badji, Executive Director of Action Aid Gambia, writes an open letter to Gambia’s new President.
ActionAid welcomes ICAI report on cash transfers
12/01/2017This welcome report from ICAI, the UK’s aid watchdog, has confirmed that UK aid delivered in the form of cash transfers is helping to lift millions of people out of poverty.