Women in DRC have revealed how movement restrictions and fear of Ebola infection have limited their economic activities such as trading in local markets.

Strikes in Lebanon continue despite a ceasefire, deepening uncertainty and the human cost of a war it did not choose.

By 2090, 10% of all cases of intimate partner violence are expected to be caused by climate change. We need to talk about it.

Climate change minister Chris Bowen acknowledges ‘additional work’ needed to meet 2035 goal

Premier Peter Malinauskas said it was up to the federal government to explain why it had changed its negotiating position to prioritise the Pacific over SA.

ActionAid Australia is calling on the Australian Government to use its presidency of the COP31 negotiations to show climate leadership by phasing out fossil fuels and scaling up finance for women-led ...

ActionAid welcomes Australia joining the Global Statement on Gender Equality and Climate Action at COP30, released yesterday.

As winter approaches, pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza are facing unbearable conditions. ActionAid warns that thousands of women are giving birth in tents without food, clean water, or medical c...

Jamil Sawalmeh, Country Director of ActionAid Palestine, says: “The decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed as a confirmation of what we have been seeing firsthand and calling...

We know there is still a long road ahead, but today, we are cautiously optimistic that the world will do what is needed so this day can be the beginning of justice, recovery, and dignity for the Palestinian people.

As the grim mark of two years of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza approaches, ActionAid amplifies the voices of our partners and colleagues who continue to deliver lifesaving aid amidst...

Australia will vow to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, lifting its sights further as the world strives to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

We now need urgent action from international governments. All arms exports to Israel must be banned, sanctions imposed, and Israeli must be held accountable for violations of international humanitarian law.

One and a half million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050 unless climate change can be limited, Australia’s first national climate risk assessment warns.

Environment minister Murray Watt says he’s confident new conditions imposed on the North West Shelf gas project extension will ‘protect jobs … and protect the rock art’

If Australia wants to step up as a climate leader on the global stage, it must put its words into action and put real money on the table so that women and frontline communities across the Pacific and ...

ActionAid is gravely alarmed by the planned reoccupation of Gaza City, which threatens to devastate communities, silence local civil society organisations, and endanger the lives of countless civilians, particularly pregnant women already living in severe famine conditions. 

Following a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on 31 August, causing widespread devastation across the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman. More than 2,200 people have...

Climate and development organisations are calling on the Australian Government to arrive at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum with a bold new climate finance commitment, in step with Pacific leaders’ ...

The scale of this tragedy is heartbreaking. We are concerned about the welfare of the affected communities, particularly women and girls who face heightened vulnerabilities in emergencies.

According to Al Awda hospital, an alarming 70 to 75% of the 300 daily pregnant and breastfeeding women who visit ActionAid’s partner, Al Awda hospital, are reported to be suffering from malnutrition.

75% of Australians believe that climate change is increasing the cost of living, as new alliance calls on Government to take action ahead of Economic Reform Roundtable