Joanne O’Neill, the co-director of advocacy and influencing at ActionAid UK, said the government should also take “meaningful action” to hold UK banks to account for their impact on the climate and human rights. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn

Levy could raise £19bn to help pay for Andy Burnham’s support for those struggling with bills, say campaigners

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UK banks must be held to account for climate impact. Read our statement. www.actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/...

UK banks must be held to account for climate impact

Joanne O'Neill, co-director of advocacy and influencing at ActionAid UK, said: "As HSBC announces mammoth profits, it’s time that the government took meaningful action to hold UK banks to account for ...

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Will you take action with Mama? Sign our petition to the new Prime Minister. From polluted rivers to ruined harvests, oil mining has devastated communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The UK Government must stop our banks funding the climate crisis. People must come before profit. Link in bio.

Jamil Sawalmeh, country director of ActionAid Palestine responds to the IPC’s new report on food security in Gaza. Read our statement: www.actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/...

‘Truly shameful’ that Gaza still faces crisis levels of hunger, says ActionAid

Responding to the IPC’s new report on food security in Gaza, Jamil Sawalmeh, country director of ActionAid Palestine, said:

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There was never a real ceasefire in Gaza. In the West Bank, Palestinians are being killed and forced from their homes as illegal settlements are rapidly expanded. Email Ed Miliband now, demanding real consequences for the Israeli government’s atrocities using the link below. https://bit.ly/4ba0Cxw

“The PM’s fare cap scheme is a welcome initiative but his funding proposal throws global south countries under the bus penalising those most impacted by a climate crisis they did not create"- Joanne O’Neill, co-director of advocacy and influencing, ActionAid UK. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told

Proposal ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorr

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Following the news that the Prime Minister intends to fund his bus fare cap by delivering international climate finance as loans, instead of grants, ActionAid is warning that improving cost of living in the UK shouldn't mean people in the Global South lose out. More here: https://bit.ly/3ROifMM

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

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 peop...

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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. Read our statement: www.actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/...

New Foreign Secretary must put gender equality at top of agenda

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

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UK govt has always accepted that Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under intl. law, so why does it continue to permit trade that helps normalise&sustain them? In a joint oped ActionAid UK + ActionAid Ireland argue that change is overdue. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-...

After Ireland partially bans trade with Israeli settlements, the UK must go further

The Irish move is a good first step, but much more significant action is needed to safeguard Palestinian rights and international law

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"The crisis in Gaza may have fallen from the headlines, but the near-daily bombing and attacks by the Israeli army have not stopped," Joanne O'Neill, Co-Director of Advocacy and Influencing at ActionAid UK, tells The New Arab. Read more here: www.newarab.com/news/end-uk-...

’End UK complicity’: Charities urge Burnham to sanction Israel

As Starmer spends his last days as Prime Minister, 17 UK charities are calling for his successor to act to protect the people of Palestine.

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Families in Venezuela are still searching for their loved ones following the two earthquakes that hit the country on 24 June. By donating to the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal using the link below you can help deliver urgently-needed humanitarian assistance. https://bit.ly/4wl7NLi

Economic shocks linked to conflict are putting girls' education at risk and deepening inequalities for women and girls. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Donald Trump's war in Iran sparks wave of girls being taken out of school

EXCLUSIVE: The consequences of a war thousands of miles away is being felt by many in the Global South, who have had to regularly skip school and food since the war in Iran started

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Two earthquakes have hit Venezuela within seconds of each other. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. DEC charities are working with local partners to reach people with emergency aid and support search and recovery efforts. Please donate using this link: https://bit.ly/4wl7NLi

Whose knowledge counts? Whose experiences inform decision-making? One month on from the Global Partnerships Conference in London, @YoungUrbanWomen from Malawi challenge the gap between rhetoric on shifting power and reality. Read their reflections here: https://bit.ly/4eyROU2

Young Urban Women's reflections on the Global Partnerships Conference 2026

This year's Global Partnerships Conference was centred around the theme of 'shifting power', focusing on sustainable and innovative finance, along with technology and AI.Activists from Young Urban Wom...

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'A double tragedy’: ActionAid hears from displaced families battling Ebola and conflict in the DRC. Read our statement: www.actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/...

Displaced families face "double tragedy" in Ebola crisis

‘A double tragedy’: ActionAid hears from displaced families battling Ebola and conflict in the DRC.

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Feminist movements are resisting repression, defending rights and creating change often with too little funding and support. Our new research explores what movements need to sustain resistance: trust, flexible funding and the power to lead on their own terms. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vsdiYL

What feminist movements need to sustain resistance

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ActionAid urges next Prime Minister to show global leadership Read our statement: www.actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/...

ActionAid urges next Prime Minister to show global leadership

Joanne ONeill, Co-Director of Advocacy and Influencing at ActionAid UK, said:

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We're sharing this in solidarity with our friends at Advocacy Academy: Buy Back Brixton. From our work around the world, we know the power of community ownership and the importance of protecting women-led livelihoods. Please support if you can: theadvocacyacademy.com/campaign/buy...

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What would you take if you had to leave home behind? For #WorldRefugeeDay, photographer Laura Menassa worked with ActionAid to document the belongings women carried as they were displaced across Lebanon and the stories they hold. https://www.service95.com/photography-displaced-women-lebanon

What 6 Women Carried As They Were Displaced Across Lebanon

In the few possessions carried by those displaced by conflict in Lebanon, photographer Laura Menassa captures the fragmented reminders of a life once lived

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“Girls are empowered. We’ve seen a shift in power in the way they are speaking up" - Janet Murungi, ActionAid Rwanda’s Local Rights Programme Coordinator, is helping create safe spaces where girls can learn, share, and lead. Watch to find out more.

What would you take with you, if you were suddenly forced to leave your home? Read the stories of six women displaced by war, told through the objects they carried as the fled, on Service95 here: https://bit.ly/4eOEoDi

What 6 Women Carried As They Were Displaced Across Lebanon

In the few possessions carried by those displaced by conflict in Lebanon, photographer Laura Menassa captures the fragmented reminders of a life once lived

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Period justice is social justice. Ending period poverty means challenging the systems that keep people from managing their periods safely, confidently and without shame. Save or send.

Period poverty is gender inequality in plain sight. When access to period products, safe spaces and information is unequal, so are education, opportunity and freedom. Send and save this post!

UK sanctions in response to settler violence do not go far enough. More here: https://bit.ly/4v0NFhe

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

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

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Let’s end period poverty. Period. Access to period products, safe spaces and accurate information is a basic need, not a privilege. We’re demanding a world where everyone can manage their period safely armed with the information and education they need. Share or save this post!

Women in Ituri reveal high economic toll of Ebola outbreak. More here: https://bit.ly/4v08Obt

Women in Ituri reveal high economic toll of Ebola outbreak

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

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Periods are normal. Period poverty is not. Access, dignity and education should never depend on income or circumstance. Send or save this post!

For the people of Gaza, even a time of celebration like Eid is marred by violence. You can help delivery humanitarian assistance to people in both Gaza and Lebanon by donating to our Middle East Appeal using the link in our bio. https://bit.ly/4siOOiu

The UN has said the report should be seen as ‘indicative of incidents and patterns’. Israel said it rejects allegations of sexual abuse. You can help deliver urgently-needed aid to the people of Gaza and Lebanon by donating to our Middle East Appeal using the link below. https://bit.ly/4siOOiu

An estimated 500 million people around the world lack access to the products, facilities and support needed to manage their periods safely. That’s not just a health issue. It’s an equality issue. Demand period justice with us today. Save or send this post.