All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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
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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.
Continue reading19 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.
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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
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The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the
occupied Palestinian territory.
26 January 2026
Joy’s appointment marks a significant milestone as ActionAid UK enters a new phase of strategic transformation, building on its commitment to feminist and anti-racist leadership
Continue reading14 January 2026
ActionAid UK today announces the appointment of Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi as its permanent Co-Chief Executive Officers, following a competitive process led by Cadence Partners. They take up their roles in January 2026, as the organisation embarks on a new phase of feminist leadership and strategic transformation.