ActionAid
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We're a global movement of people fighting for #WomensRights, #ClimateJustice, #EconomicJustice & an end to #Poverty
Joined June 2010
Check out this video of @Louis_Tomlinson thanking fans for donating to his 30th birthday fundraiser in support of @ActionAidUK 💪. And find out how you can support our important work with women and girls around the world:
Pop megastar @Louis_Tomlinson thanks fans for donating to a fundraiser to mark his 30th birthday - all in aid of ActionAidUK! 💖. @LouisWTNews, @LouisT91Updates, @KingLWTPromo @LouisPromoSquad. You can still donate to support our work with women and girls:
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Following in the footsteps of our indigenous leaders, we’re marching through the halls of #COP26 demanding land back and #ClimateJusticeNow ✊
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“We have to start this conversation about the climate crisis; who is responsible and who has to pay?”. The brilliant @vanessa_vash on #ClimateJustice and the urgent need for #LossAndDamage finance. Via @guardian @zoesqwilliams .
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Want to hear a joke? What's the difference between polluting and #NetZero?. They're both #NotZero😂. Net Zero targets only #Greenwash companies' polluting activities. They're laughing at you. #NetZeroIsNotZero #NetZeroSummit
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At 9am GMT @GretaThunberg will be hosting a press conference with Vanessa Nakate, Makenne Muigai and Melithafa – climate strikers from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa; focusing on the key environmental threats facing Africa. Watch live here 👇
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🚨A permanent ceasefire in #Gaza is imperative to ensure the survival of 2,2 million people. “Take my voice” is a calling from ActionAid to give voice to the voiceless. 🎥 directed by Ana García Rico Flaco Films. #CeasefireNow
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There are striking parallels between #COVID19 and another deadly pandemic: #HIV. The Duke of Sussex and @Winnie_Byanyima tell how corporate greed & political failure has cost millions of lives. And how to make it stop. #VaccinEquity #PeoplesVaccine #WorldAidsDay #Omicron
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People and the planet before profits. That’s it, that’s the tweet.
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Amazing to see so many turn out for #ClimateStrikeKE #ClimateChange is a threat to human existence and social justice. Its effects are rolling back milestones achieved in women’s and young people’s rights #ClimateStrike #ClimateJusticeNow @ActionAid_Kenya
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On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re recognising the women farmers on the frontline of the #ClimateEmergency fighting tirelessly to protect their land and livelihoods.
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The #ClimateCrisis is fuelling one of the worst droughts on record across the #HornofAfrica. This comes while millions of people in the region are yet to recover from the devastating drought in 2017. Read more here: #WorldWaterDay
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We’re proud to announce that @larok_arthur will be leading our organisation as Secretary General. Find out more 👇 .
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#Covid-19 has exposed the flaws in our global economy. We need to start building economies that care for both people and the planet #SystemChange
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Together we march. United we stand. Today, across the world, we come together for #ClimateJustice #SB48Bangkok #RiseForClimate
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"Vaccinating the world is a test of our moral character and we are experiencing spectacular failure when it comes to global vaccine equity." . Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex's powerful letter to .@DrTedros & @Winnie_Byanyima. 👉 We need a #PeoplesVaccine
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Thank you @GretaThunberg 🙏. Your contribution will help @ActionAidIndia and @AABangladesh’s vital work in communities threatened by the #ClimateCrisis and #COVID19.
Right now millions are suffering from extreme flooding fuelled by the climate crisis in India and Bangladesh - already hit by the devastation of cyclone Amphan and COVID-19. My foundation will donate €100.000 prize money to BRAC, Goonj, Action Aid India- and Bangladesh. 1/3
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We have made the difficult decision to temporarily halt most of our programmes in Afghanistan after a ban was placed on women working for aid agencies there. (1/5).
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We're pleased to announce that @JdelCSanchez has been appointed as our new secretary general. Julia is a development practitioner, #feminist and environmentalist, who has been promoting equity and sustainable development for more than 25 years.
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Women and girls are being hit hardest by the #ClimateChange-fuelled #drought in #EastAfrica. Find out why from Jeniffer Kibon, a community leader in #Kenya, who joins us to call for action at #COP27 👇
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In Africa, young activists are on the frontlines of the fight against #ClimateChange. But they are too often overlooked at global level. @OlumideIDOWU & @vanessa_vash call for more participation of African voices at #COP26. @hiyaimamber via @TRF_Stories
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🚨URGENT | ActionAid together with @Oxfam, @amnesty, @christianaid, @IRWorldwide and other NGOs call on all UN Member States to adhere to the #ICJ Advisory Opinion on the unlawfulness of Israel’s occupation ‼️. See our full joint statement👇#CeasefireNow
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📢 We're looking for a Media Officer. Use your skills to strengthen our fight for climate & gender justice!. This role will be based in #Nairobi, #Johannesburg, #Thailand, #Nepal, #Vietnam, or in an #ActionAid country in the Arab Region. #CharityJobs.
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The #SurvivalOfTheRichest report shows how desperate the wealth gap is globally, and how hundreds of millions face difficult decisions and food insecurity daily. We stand with @Oxfam in calling for governments to #TaxTheRich. 1/8.
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📢 We're looking for a Media Officer to join our team . This role would be based in #Nairobi, #Johannesburg or in an #ActionAid country in the Arab Region. #CharityJobs #CommsJobs.
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ActionAid denounces the genocide, oppression, and violent forceful displacement, faced by the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Read the full statement from our leadership team👇.
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It’s time for the polluting industries and rich countries most responsible for the #ClimateCrisis to pay for the damage they’ve caused. We're ready to make #BigPollutersPay, are you? ➡️
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This was the scene this morning at the @sascampaigns #PaddleOut, calling for #G7 leadership to tackle the #ClimateCrisis!. #SurfersAgainstSewage #G7Summit2021 #Cornwall
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"The IMF and WB have undermined universal social protection, including universal public services, advanced the privatisation agenda and further promoted deregulation of the labour market” @ActionAid’s Everjoice Win during the opening of the #IMFMeetings and #WBGMeetings Bali 2018
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“Pakistan’s decision to shut down Action Aid is a worrying escalation of recent attacks on civil society, academics and journalists. If these trends continue, Pakistan’s hard-won democracy itself will be the ultimate victim." Read our statement in full
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📈 A new report by ActionAid and @Oxfam shows that the top 14 #fossilfuel companies and 22 financial corporations collectively made over US$242 billion in windfall profits – a ‘surplus’ above expected profits. 💸. 🧵 Let's dive deep into this!
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Today, a historic climate case starts in the Netherlands, demanding that @Shell cuts its emissions in line with the #ParisClimateAccord . Find out how its polluting activities & the #ClimateCrisis are deepening poverty & devastating communities in the #NigerDelta👇
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The redirection of public funds away from destructive industries and towards climate solutions needs to happen now! .Let's rewrite the narrative, empower women and youth, and pave the way for a just, green, and #feminist future. 🌿 .#FundOurFuture #ClimateChange
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‘Every voice has a story to tell’ - Ugandan climate activist @vanessa_vash on the importance of providing platforms for voices from the global south, who are most affected by #ClimateChange but the least responsible. #ClimateJusticeNow
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“Everyone knows this is the #LossAndDamage COP. This is the COP where the world has finally asked – what are we doing to help communities to pick up the pieces and recover in the aftermath of climate disasters?” - @1TeresaAnderson
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"I want world leaders to treat the #ClimateCrisis like a crisis. It’s not something that’s going to happen in the future, it’s an issue that’s already affecting millions of lives. "We need drastic action now.". @vanessa_vash via @voguemagazine
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“There isn’t enough available land on the planet to offset the pollution hiding in thousands of net zero pledges, and too many hopes rest on long-shot technologies that will probably never work.”.@1TeresaAnderson on the problems with #NetZero .
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🚨 We call on world leaders to act urgently to protect @UNRWA from the unprecedented and dangerous attacks it faces from the Israeli Government 🚨. The future of millions of Palestinians is at stake, and the world must act without hesitation.
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We're pleased to announce that @actionaiduganda bank accounts have been unfrozen after a court petition and discussions with authorities:
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BREAKING: our own @1TeresaAnderson and Greenpeace's @climatemorgan protest at the Offest Taskforce side event backed by fossil fuel companies. "This initiative is going to cause direct harm to smallholder farmers, women and indigenous communities.". #YourTaskForceIsAScam #COP26
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Dear RICH countries! 💵 . This #COP29, we need you to put your money where your mouth is! . Real #ClimateFinance is urgently needed on the front lines! #COP29 #ClimateJusticeNow . We have just unveiled an urgent invoice. It’s time for rich countries to pay up 💰
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“They say that money makes the world go round, but money is making the world go backwards” - @1TeresaAnderson, our global #ClimateJustice lead, explains how #FinanceFlows pour 💰 into #FossilFuels, not #ClimateSolutions.@dharnanoor @guardian.#FundOurFuture.
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🚨#Breaking: In an historic win for people and the planet, a judge in the Netherlands has ruled that the fossil fuel giant Shell must cut its CO2 emissions net 45% by 2030 .#ClimateCase #ShellVerdict #ClimateAction🌍. 👉
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Last week Shell announced a record-breaking $11.5bn in profits, and today, BP reports profits of nearly $8.45bn. What's not news is that oil companies have been devastating communities for years, putting profits before people👇
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Important questions about what #CoronaVirus will mean for developing countries - how do you follow hand-washing advice during drought and water shortages? How do you #SelfQuarantine when you live in an overcrowded informal settlement? #WorldWaterDay.
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At #ACS23 in #Nairobi we joined forces with climate activists, allies, and communities hit with the impacts of #ClimateChange. We demand urgent change, and our voices will not be ignored! .Read about the day’s action here: #FundOurFuture #PeoplesACS23
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🚨 Join the global movement demanding an immediate #CeasefireNOW 🚨. Today, we put our voices together to call for the prioritisation and preservation of human life.
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Dr Jonas Salk declined to patent the first polio vaccine. When asked who owned it, he said: "Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" #PeoplesVaccine. Take note @Pfizer @BioNTech_Group @Moderna @AstraZeneca @JNJNews #EyesOnPharmaGreed
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Our research shows 93% of countries on the front line of climate disasters are also either in debt distress or at significant risk of a debt crisis. They are drowning in debt and are being forced to pay back old loans instead of prioritising the needs of their people. 🧵1/4.
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We came to #COP27 with one clear demand: rich countries must #PayUp4LossAndDamage. Now we can finally calm down because global leaders listened - we have a #LossAndDamage fund! Fuerza ✊
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Countries most vulnerable to the #ClimateCrisis must have a fair and equal seat at the table during climate negotiations #COP26 #PeoplesVaccine.
Of course I would love to attend the Glasgow #COP26.But not unless everyone can take part on the same terms. Right now many countries are vaccinating healthy young people, often at the expense of risk groups and front line workers (mainly from global south, as usual. ). Thread->.
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Many tax treaties make #inequality worse - money flows untaxed from poor to rich countries. #Taxpaysfor
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🚨 Together we are louder 🚨. Join the global movement demanding an immediate #CeasefireNow 👇.
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Too many #NetZero pledges mean:. 💵Relying on carbon offsets instead of cutting emissions. 🌲Tree plantations that will drive land grabs in the Global South. ⏳Waiting until 2050 to act. 🏭CORPORATIONS CONTINUE POLLUTING. Does this sound like NOT Zero to you? #NetZeroIsNotZero
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"Since we can't wait for the children to grow up and be in charge, we need to educate the adults who are in charge today” @GretaThunberg . #unitebehindthescience #COP25Madrid
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ActionAid came to #COP27 with one clear message: rich countries and polluters need to #PayUp4LossAndDamage ✊. We join thousands of activists rising up against climate injustice & fighting for a just, equitable, and sustainable world.
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@GretaThunberg 🚨Carbon offsets mean climate sabotage🚨. ActionAid's @1TeresaAnderson + Greenpeace's @climatemorgan protest at Offsets Taskforce side event backed by fossil fuel companies Shell and BP👎. #COP26
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Who are the biggest banks financing industrial agriculture + fossil fuels in the Global South? Find out in our new report “How The #FinanceFlows" .👇.#FundOurFuture #ClimateChange.
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An International labour law is urgently needed to end violence and harassment in the world of work. Raise your voice and show your support for the adoption of an @ILO Convention on gender-based violence at work! #AllWomenWork #ILO100 #STOPGBVatWork
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Even as negotiators work themselves to tears at #COP28 climate talks, the world’s fossil finance flows continue to fuel the climate crisis. Our climate lead,@1TeresaAnderson explains to @BBCWorld how UN climate talks must play a role in fixing harmful #FinanceFlows.#FundOurFuture
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Today we brought YOUR voices to #COP27 calling for climate justice. Rich countries are most responsible for causing the climate crisis and those who have done the least are being hit the hardest. Now is the moment to #PayUp4LossAndDamage 👏
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Today we say goodbye to the incredible @EverjoiceWin . EJ, the first head of #WomensRights at #ActionAid, is a fearless leader, a teacher, a sister and champion for the rights of the most marginalised. A huge thank you from our community, and best of luck for the future 🙏.
My day is done. It is done! .It’s been an incredibly fascinating 15 year journey, in an incredibly wonderful INGO. When I joined @actionaid as the 1st global lead on women’s rights, I didn’t know this would be my longest consensual relationship, ever. Today, I drop the mic/
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Yesterday was a big win for us at #COP28 , after years of campaigning, the loss and damage fund was announced❗️. @1TeresaAnderson, ActionAid’s Climate Justice Lead and head of the COP28 delegation, explains what the loss and damage fund is and why it's so important. 📽️
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🙃 The same @WorldBank that keeps climate-vulnerable countries in debt, while providing BILLIONS of $$ to climate-destroying fossil fuels, wants to host the #LossAndDamage Fund?? 🙃. ❌ We say NO WAY! ❌. We need an independent, democratic LDF & #GrantsNotLoans #WBOutOfLDF
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#NetZero targets can mean: . - Buying carbon offsets instead of cutting emissions 💵. - Tree plantations that drive land grabs 🌲. - Waiting until 2050 ⏳. - Companies can CONTINUE POLLUTING 🏭. We need real transformation for #RealZero #NetZeroIsNotZero
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We’re delighted @ilo has adopted a new global law to end violence and harassment at work. This is a historic moment, but there is more work to be done. Governments must urgently ratify the treaty to protect women workers.#ILO100 #STOPGBVatWork.
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Communities in Buzi are hit by flooding as #CycloneEloise approaches and is expected to hit the same areas devastated by #CycloneIdai in 2019. @actionaidmoz's local #women-led emergency response teams are helping evacuate families to safe areas 👇
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On Wednesday, a judge in The Hague will deliver their verdict on the ground-breaking climate case against fossil fuel giant @Shell. #StopShell . @MaritMaij explains why the verdict could have huge consequences for communities in the Global South👇.
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Climate disasters are causing huge #LossAndDamage costs for communities at the frontlines of #ClimateChange. Action must be taken by world leaders NOW❗.So, what are we calling for at #COP27? .🧵 1/8.
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Women and young people in the Global South are already living with the devastating impacts of #climatechange. Ahead of the🌍#ClimateStrike,we’re bringing you a series of stories from the frontline of climate change #ClimateJusticeNow Read Elizabeth’s story
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A panel of experts including Dr Hanan Ashrawi, Luisa Morgantini & Makarim Wibisono will deliver their conclusions on alleged Israeli violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. #FreePalestine: A People’s Hearing. 14 September, 11am GMT:
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We've joined @Oxfam to call for action on #taxes. A 50-90% tax on #WindfallProfits of 722 mega-corporations could generate $523-941 billion; money that could help people facing #hunger & #poverty worldwide instead of fuelling corporate greed. Read why 👇.
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This is a global pandemic. It requires global response. Our best chance of all staying safe is to ensure #COVID19vaccines, tests and treatment are available for all. We need a #PeopleVaccine, not a profit vaccine. #TRIPSWaiver #JoinCTAP
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ActionAid colleagues all around the world are standing together to keep #LossAndDamage on the agenda for COP27. We need to ensure impacted communities have access to the financial support they need. It’s time for rich countries and polluting industries to #PayUp4LossAndDamage!
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Severe drought in Somaliland is killing livestock and leaving more than a million children severely malnourished. We want companies like #Shell to put humanity’s future above their bottom line and help curb #ClimateChange by investing in #sustainable energy
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Oil, gas and coal are deadly for people and planet. But fossil fuel companies are still allowed to sell us their lies. If you think this is wrong, then now's your chance to take action!. Sign our petition to #BanFossilFuelAds:
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#Tax treaties in practice favour wealthier countries, taking away more taxing rights from poorer countries
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219 girls. 365 days. 1 message from the world: #bbog #BBOG365Days (via @ActionAidNG) http://t.co/Oj2M0gBfNE.
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More than 100 developing countries call on rich nations to step up and support them to fight and adapt to the impacts of #ClimateChange. #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #COP26. @MattMcGrathBBC via @BBCScienceNews .
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This #COP26 can only be successful with the creation of a #LossAndDamage fund. Fossil Fuel companies and the biggest polluting countries have the responsibility to fund communities on the frontline of the #ClimateEmergency. #TodayNotTomorrow #UNGA. 👉
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Women workers of the world, Unite! Join us in a public rally today. Let us take power in our hands and defend women's labour, rights to decent work and public services, and our world against the onslaught of monopoly capitalism. #allwomenRworkers #CSW63 #AAatCSW
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Are you passionate about #ClimateJustice?. Do you enjoy building networks & working across social movements? . We're hiring a Head of Climate Justice to lead the development & implementation our #ClimateJustice strategy. Apply by 19 May👇.
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To mark #16Days of activism, we asked 190 women to tell us why governments must bring into force new global legislation, known as International Labour Organisation Convention 190, to end sexual violence & harassment at work. #RatifyILO190 #AllWomenWork .
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In Southern Africa almost 9.5 million people are facing severe food shortages after the worst drought the region has seen in 35 years. Find out how @ActionAidZim and @WFP are supporting families struggling to survive the food & #ClimateCrisis in Zimbabwe.
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We've said it before, we'll say it again. Net👏Zero👏Is👏Not👏Zero!. New research from @Oxfam shows clear and obvious impacts of #NetZero policies on the global food supply. Real zero is the only solution. #NetZeroIsNotZero. 👉
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We stand with people around the world who march, protest, and campaign for human rights, #ClimateJustice and a fairer world for all. ✊ . #NonViolenceDay
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Hey everyone! Today is the Digital Day of Action✨. Let’s call for banks and governments to #FixTheFinance flows that are fuelling #ClimateChange and failing our planet!. Support us by posting a selfie of yourself holding up a card that says #FixTheFinance.
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As communities across Africa are facing devastating droughts, rising sea levels and flooding, European leaders fail to deliver on earlier #ClimateFinance pledges. Instead, proposals risk pushing African countries further into debt & poverty #EUAUSummit. ➡️
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Soren Ambrose was a tireless and talented activist, whose contributions to the struggle for justice are countless. We hope that you can join us on 15th December to celebrate his life, work and activism. Register here to join the memorial:
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ActionAid condemns the arrest and detention of its Chairperson, Nicholas Opiyo. “We remind the security forces and the government of Uganda of its obligation to respect and protect human rights of citizens" @JdelCSanchez .
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The solutions to rising global hunger must come from those who produce most of the world's food. As #UNFSS2021 meets, we're calling on their voices and expertise to be heard. We need #FoodSystems4people, not profits. Find out more in our new blog ⬇️.
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Things that are free: Our ice cream 😊. Things that should be free: Ice cream and #COVIDVaccines 💉. Come on #G7! Back a #TRIPSWaiver and a #PeoplesVaccine #EndThePandemic #GreatRecovery #G7
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1 in 3 women face violence and harassment at work, the time to act is now! Help us change this statistic and join the movement today, find out how you can help by signing our petition 👉 #allwomenwork
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📢 We are live now! Tag us @ActionAid @ActionAidAR @PlatformsGlobal and use #MyLossAndDamage when commenting and asking questions if you can!. Q1 of 5: In your context and experience, what does #LossAndDamage look like in your community?
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“Carbon offsets mean climate sabotage,” @1TeresaAnderson . Yesterday we joined an action to protest against financial industry #greenwashing as the world’s bankers, investors and asset managers rushed to join the #NetZero bandwagon.
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