News releases from 2026

ActionAid backs call for binding fossil fuel phase-out treaty at Santa Marta conference

28 April 2026

ActionAid backs landmark call by the Global South for a binding fossil fuel phase-out treaty at Santa Marta conference.

Ten-day ceasefire risks masking ongoing violations in Lebanon, warns ActionAid

17 April 2026

Gaza six months on: "In reality, there is no such thing as a ceasefire”

9 April 2026

Gaza needs a real ceasefire that truly protects people and ensures humanitarian support reaches those who need it, says ActionAid Palestine's country director 

Adoption of death penalty law by the Israeli Knesset requires urgent EU measures

2 April 2026

The following statement is issued by humanitarian and human rights organisations in response to the Israeli Knesset’s approval of legislation expanding the use of the death penalty.

NGOs continue legal action after High Court hearing

2 April 2026

New UK period poverty poll: One in 10 struggle to afford period products

2 April 2026

A new survey by ActionAid UK has revealed the scale of period poverty across the UK today - with fears a renewed cost of living crisis could make the situation even worse

Forced displacement and killing in Lebanon could amount to war crimes

1 April 2026

ActionAid warns that the State of Israel is repeating the same pattern across borders: causing forced displacement, destroying homes and vital infrastructure, killing unarmed women, children and men, and isolating communities from one another. 

Pledge to prioritise women and girls in ODA spending rings hollow without increased funding

19 March 2026

Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi, co-CEOs of ActionAid UK, said: “Today the true impact of the government’s reckless decision to slash its Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget has become painfully clear. 

Eid comes amid displacement and war for children in Lebanon and Gaza

18 March 2026

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Lebanon and Gaza, as fuel prices rise globally

11 March 2026

ActionAid is calling for urgent diplomatic action to halt the violence, and for sustained humanitarian support to ensure that communities already facing crisis are not pushed further into poverty and instability by the wider economic fallout of the war