News releases from 2026

Don’t throw global south countries under the bus with fare cap policy

22 July 2026

Following the news that the Prime Minister intends to fund his bus fare cap policy by delivering international climate finance as loans, rather than grants, ActionAid UK is warning that improving people’s cost of living here in the UK does not need to be a zero sum game in which people in the Global South lose out

New Foreign Secretary must put gender equality at top of agenda

20 July 2026

ActionAid UK calls on the new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, to maintain the department’s commitment to women and girls’ rights and give it real weight by reversing devastating funding cuts

New Prime Minister must take urgent action to protect Palestinians

16 July 2026

We write as a coalition of UK humanitarian, development, human rights, environmental justice and faith-based agencies working in and on the Occupied Palestinian Territory to urge the incoming Prime Minister to take urgent action to protect Palestinians facing an existential threat of erasure, and ensure that the UK meets its legal and moral obligations.

Displaced families face "double tragedy" in Ebola crisis

24 June 2026

ActionAid urges next Prime Minister to show global leadership

22 June 2026

UK sanctions in response to settler violence do not go far enough

9 June 2026

It’s time for the UK government to impose a comprehensive ban on trade and investment with all illegal settlements, and a review and suspension of the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement

Women in Ituri reveal high economic toll of Ebola outbreak

4 June 2026

“Each day I worry about how I will provide the next meal for my family,” women reveal economic toll of Ebola outbreak.

1 in 3 people in Ituri believe Ebola is not real, ActionAid warns

26 May 2026

Lack of PPE against Ebola in schools in DRC is a ‘ticking time bomb’

21 May 2026

ActionAid is urging the international community and local authorities to commit resources immediately to support community-led responses

UK Government must address structural drivers of violence against women and girls

20 May 2026

ActionAid responds as the UK government announces a new international coalition to tackle violence against women and girls, and publishes its new strategic framework on women and girls