Open letter to MEP candidates from ActionAid UK
16 May 2019
Ahead of the upcoming European Union parliamentary elections, ActionAid UK has written an open letter to all MEP candidates
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16 May 2019
Ahead of the upcoming European Union parliamentary elections, ActionAid UK has written an open letter to all MEP candidates
Continue reading8 May 2019
MPs on the International Development Committee have called on UK ministers to make major changes to the way it tackles climate change, and highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls.
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"We must prioritise the most vulnerable – those with disabilities, older people, children, pregnant women and anyone with serious illness."
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Six years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza tragedy, one in five survivors’ health is deteriorating.
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A new poll released by ActionAid UK today reveals that out of a third of women in the UK who say they – or a woman they know – have reported male violence to the police, less than half (40%) describe the experience as positive.
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Through new campaign, ActionAid has committed to commissioning exclusively female photographers to tell the stories of women and girls living and working in the communities in the countries where they live.
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New figures on how the UK is spending overseas development assistance have shown that the government is meeting its target to spend a certain amount of the national budget on ending poverty overseas, with the proportion of aid spending overseen by the Department for International Development increasing.
Continue reading27 March 2019
ICAI review on CDC’s performance (26 Mar 2019 ) highlights the gap between committing to gender equality and poverty reduction and delivering it.
20 March 2019
Police in the UK are "systematically failing" to protect women survivors of rape and other forms of violence, according to a new complaint by 11 frontline services.
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