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1 in 3 people in Ituri believe Ebola is not real, as myths and misinformation hamper containment efforts, ActionAid warns
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
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.
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.
Santa Marta is a major milestone towards fossil fuel phase-out
Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said, “So many governments expressed real hunger to be free from the economic and climate harm of fossil fuel dependence
ActionAid backs landmark call by the Global South for a binding fossil fuel phase-out treaty
As the high-level summit on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels starts in Santa Marta, Colombia today, ActionAid welcomes the call from an emerging coalition of Global South countries for a new legal
Ten-day ceasefire risks masking ongoing violations in Lebanon, warns ActionAid
The announcement of a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may bring a moment of desperately needed relief. But Lebanon should have never been excluded from initial ceasefire arrangements to
IMF and World Bank centre profit over lives as Middle East conflict casts a shadow over Spring Meetings
The 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring meetings are taking place in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of a rise in the cost of living and basic commodities caused by the US-Israel war on Iran
Letter For Outreach April FAC and Meeting Global Alliance
We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, write to you as Israeli authorities escalate their brutal repression and illegal annexation policies in Palestine, and
Three Years On: NGOs Call for Urgent Action on the Sudan Crisis
As a member of the Inter-Agency Working Group East and Central Africa, ActionAid joins humanitarian organizations in calling for urgent, coordinated international action to address the world’s largest
Gaza six months on: "In reality, there is no such thing as a ceasefire”
The so-called ceasefire in Gaza was never a real ceasefire. For the last six months, Palestinians in Gaza have continued to wake up almost every day to bombing and attacks by the Israeli army, while
