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2025 Annual Report - People Power for Justice in uncertain times

It is an honour to present this report on behalf of our federation. The year 2025 was shaped by profound uncertainty and ...
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‘A double tragedy’: ActionAid hears from displaced families battling Ebola and conflict in the DRC

Amid the evolving nature of the Ebola virus outbreak in Ituri Province, ActionAid has heard from internally displaced people living in camps about how the virus and the armed conflict are impacting ...
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Still Cooking With a Failed Recipe

A new report by ActionAid, Education International and the Tax and Education Alliance, supported by 19 partners, has revealed how the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) rigid, one-size-fits-all ...
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Final green light by the European Parliament on the Return Regulation: detention and deportations become the new norm

Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the Return Regulation – better called Deportation Regulation – after months of political negotiations marked by false narratives, political propaganda and a ...
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Ebola Outbreak in DRC

As confirmed Ebola cases pass 300 in Ituri province, ActionAid warns that the outbreak, compounded by an armed conflict, is decimating livelihoods. Women in the province have revealed how movement ...
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1 in 3 people in Ituri believe Ebola is not real, as myths and misinformation hamper containment efforts

As healthcare professionals and local authorities in the DRC battle to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, ActionAid has heard from community members in Ituri narrating how myths and ...
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Lack of protective equipment against Ebola in schools and communities is a ‘ticking time bomb,’ says ActionAid

ActionAid has conducted a rapid needs assessment in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the country. Below are the key findings: ...
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Ebola outbreak threatens to devastate Democratic Republic of Congo's most vulnerable communities living in conflict

The Ebola outbreak in the conflict-affected Ituri province of the DRC poses a severe threat to public health and community stability, ActionAid has warned. The charity has called for an urgent, ...
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Nairobi Charter on Transforming Education Financing

Over the past 18 months ActionAid has led a Learning Collaborative on Education Financing in Africa with civil society organisations and coalitions across East, West, North, Central and Southern ...
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European Parliament gives the green light to Deportation Regulation: what’s at stake in the final stages of negotiations

The compromise text agreed upon by the European Parliament, reflecting a majority of right wing and far right groups in the LIBE Committee, includes alarming provisions, and worsening the already ...
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With 2030 approaching, racism remains a major obstacle to equal education

2026 marks 25 years since the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. We call on UNESCO, GEMR, and their many stakeholders to demonstrate global ...
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ActionAid calls for immediate ceasefire and full respect for international law in latest escalation in conflict in the Arab Region

ActionAid expresses grave concern over the recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against targets across Iran, which are a violation of international law, as well as ...