All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
ActionAid UK's statement on the formation of the FCDO
27/08/2020Commenting on the formation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Farah Nazeer, Deputy Director of Advocacy at ActionAid UK, says:
ActionAid launches Beirut Blast response plan
17/08/2020ActionAid's partners in Beirut have set up emergency food services and safe shelters to house and protect women and girls, who are worst affected by the Beirut blast.
ActionAid responds to the devastating blast in Beirut
06/08/2020ActionAid’s emergency teams are supporting communities in Beirut after an explosion hit the city and killed 100 people and injured thousands.
A message of support from HRH The Prince of Wales
28/07/2020We’re really grateful to our Patron, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, for this message of thanks to our supporters during the coronavirus pandemic.
ActionAid UK trustees’ statement on trans inclusion
17/07/2020We recognise the specific discrimination that trans women and girls face. ActionAid UK also believes that both sex- and gender-based discrimination are deeply embedded in the patriarchal structures operating in the countries ActionAid works in.
Srabani Sen OBE, new Chair of Trustees for ActionAid UK
03/07/2020Srabani Sen OBE has been announced as the new Chair of Trustees at ActionAid UK, an international charity working with women and girls living in poverty. She will take up her position in September 2020.
ActionAid joins coalition led by Unilever and DFID
02/07/2020Covid-19: ActionAid joins Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition led by Unilever and DFID to provide women and girls in Kenya and Nepal with soap and water.
Covid-19: ActionAid's report on surge in violence
25/06/2020“Don’t cut women’s lifelines” warns charity as new report shows huge spike in femicide and sexual and domestic violence during pandemic worldwide.
As DFID is dismantled, ActionAid says Covid-19 is devastating progress made with women’s rights.
ActionAid's response to DFID/FCO merger
16/06/2020The announcement today to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office will sabotage the UK’s ability to respond effectively to the biggest crisis we have faced in a century, at home and abroad. DFID’s hard-won reputation as a world leader in global development is based on long-standing expertise that is critical to tackling the Covid-19 crisis, as well as uplifting the rights of women and girls around the world.
ActionAid UK supports GADN’s anti-racism statement
10/06/2020ActionAid UK is endorsing the Gender and Development Network’s (GADN) statement of solidarity on anti-racism. ActionAid UK is a member of the network which works to promote gender equality and women’s rights in international development, and we strongly believe in aligning with and amplifying the voices of allies like GADN in the struggle against inequality, injustice and poverty.
ActionAid's response: Report on UK aid effectiveness
09/06/2020Farah Nazeer, Deputy Director of Advocacy at ActionAid UK, responds to the International Development Committee’s interim report on the effectiveness of UK aid.
ActionAid provides support to Cyclone Amphan survivors
26/05/2020ActionAid’s emergency teams are supporting communities as they face the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan, amid the rising threat of Covid-19.
Covid-19 “could spread like wildfire” in Cox’s Bazar
15/05/2020Farah Kabir, Country Director at ActionAid Bangladesh, is available for video interviews about the risk to Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camp following two confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Myanmar’s garment workers at risk of domestic violence
01/05/2020As the UN finds that nearly half the world’s workers are at risk of losing their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ActionAid is warning of the dire situation facing garment workers in Myanmar.
Covid-19: ActionAid warns about impact of famine
23/04/2020As the World Food Programme reports the number suffering hunger could increase from 135 million to 250 million, ActionAid raises concern over communities already suffering food crises.
A letter of support from HRH Prince Charles
06/04/2020We're really grateful to our patron, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, for this letter of support for ActionAid and our work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
ActionAid responds to the decision to delay COP26
02/04/2020As the Covid-19 crisis continues to escalate globally, the United Nations has announced that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be delayed. Dr Amiera Sawas, Senior Climate and Gender Justice Advisor at ActionAid UK comments on this decision.
ActionAid comments on Covid-19 and domestic violence
01/04/2020Lee Margaret Webster, Deputy Director of International Development Policy and Practice at ActionAid UK commenting on the increased risk of domestic violence due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Where one in three women worldwide will experience violence in their lifetime, most likely at the hands of a male partner or close family member. During an epidemic women can face an even higher risk of domestic violence.
ActionAid's response to Covid-19
17/03/2020ActionAid UK is preparing for how this Covid-19 outbreak will affect our life-changing work with women and girls living in poverty. Over the next few months, we will be working to ensure we can support those who will be most vulnerable to this virus and can continue changing the world with women and girls.
ActionAid welcomes DFID's new Secretary of State
13/02/2020A comment from Mike Noyes, Deputy Director for Humanitarian at ActionAid UK, on the government’s decision to appoint Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as the Secretary of State for the Department for International Development.
ActionAid welcomes the launch of the UN climate summit
04/02/2020Harjeet Singh, ActionAid’s climate lead, calls for global civil society to be directly involved in the UN Climate Summit (COP26) to ensure that the experiences and expertise of those on the frontline of the climate crisis are heard.
ActionAid’s response to African Investment Summit
24/01/2020Rachel Noble, Senior Policy Specialist on Women's Economic Rights at ActionAid UK comments on the African Investment Summit, where African women's rights organisations were not invited to the summit.
We must learn from Hague and Jolie’s scheme
09/01/2020Farah Nazeer, Deputy Director of Advocacy at ActionAid UK responds to a report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) into the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.
Response to reports that DFID remains independent
07/01/2020Farah Nazeer, Deputy Director of Advocacy at ActionAid UK, responds to the report that the Department for International Development will not be merged into the Foreign Office as part of Whitehall reforms. DFID is vital for those those struggling to survive climate change, poverty and disease – especially women and girls. There is public support for the aid the UK delivers through DFID – over 45,000 people have signed petitions calling on the Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to merge the department with the Foreign Office.