ActionAid UK
@ActionAidUK
Followers
50K
Following
24K
Media
9K
Statuses
37K
ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls.
London
Joined April 2008
The people of Gaza are still in urgent need of support. The ceasefire has made it possible to deliver more humanitarian assistance. Our post-ceasefire response will focus on providing food, sanitation, clothes for women and children and hygiene products. Please share this post
1
0
2
The humanitarian assistance ActionAid provides to the people of Gaza goes beyond the essentials such as food, fuel and medicine. Along with our local partner WEFAQ we’ve created the Children Visitation Forum. This is a day where children of divorced parents in Gaza can receive
0
0
0
As we get ready for #COP30, Silvianete has a message for the leaders attending the event. Saving forests isn’t just good for nature, but also for the people who call them home. The Babassu Coconut Breakers from Brazil are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by harmful industrial
0
0
0
"Mothers sheltering in tents tell us they are dreading the drop in temperatures, as they wonder how they will be able to keep their newborn babies alive without sufficient warm clothes and blankets," Riham Jafari, advocacy and communications coordinator at ActionAid Palestine
newarab.com
Israel’s new system for allowing NGOS into Gaza will significantly restrict resources and has been called another tool for Tel Aviv to exert control.
0
0
1
New poll: Over 70% of Britons say children will pay price of climate inaction. More here:
actionaid.org.uk
The UK public fears today’s children will pay the price of climate inaction, reveals a new poll by ActionAid UK, as Keir Starmer and other world leaders speak at COP30
0
0
1
Our new polling, appearing in @theMirror today, finds that the climate crisis is a worry for 62% of the public - while more than a third (37%) believe the UK government is not doing or spending enough on climate action More here:
mirror.co.uk
Speaking at COP 30 in Belem, Brazil, the PM warned failing to be 'all in' on net zero would be a disaster for energy bill prices and also undermine national security
0
1
4
HSBC’s weakened climate targets 'send a dangerous signal'. More here:
actionaid.org.uk
By watering down its climate commitments ahead of COP30, the bank is abandoning its responsibility to people and the planet in favour of chasing profits, warns ActionAid UK
0
0
0
“Keir Starmer’s attendance at COP30 shows the UK recognises the need for climate leadership – which is a promising first step to these negotiations. The country owes a climate debt it cannot ignore." Read our full statement on the Prime Minister's COP 30 speech:
actionaid.org.uk
ActionAid UK says COP30 must lead to action as Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his national statement at the leaders' summit in Brazil
0
0
1
A #JustTransition in #Brazil means power with people. Communities like the Babassu Coconut breakers are leading the change. What does it mean for you? #justtransitionrising #fundourfuture #COP30
0
0
2
25 years of the Women, Peace & Security agenda, but from Gaza to Colombia, too many women are still shut out of peace processes. Our new blog by @Niki_Ignatiou asks: Whose security counts? https://t.co/FR2Aly4zub
#WPS25
actionaid.org.uk
It has been 25 years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the foundational document of the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) agenda. WPS emerged from a bold feminist demand: women...
0
1
3
As winter approaches, people in Gaza are going to extreme lengths in order to keep themselves warm and fed. Many have resorted to burning almost anything flammable in order to cook food and warm themselves - including materials that, when burned, can emit toxic fumes. This can
0
0
3
Repeated disasters and shrinking international aid are leaving millions in Afghanistan without food, shelter and vital support. Read our statement: https://t.co/hqyGruAhWo
actionaid.org.uk
3rd November 2025: ActionAid Afghanistan says repeated disasters and shrinking international aid are leaving millions without food, shelter and vital support.
0
0
1
Tariq was a teacher in Gaza before the war took his job. Here he shares the extreme lengths his family went to just to survive over the last two years. Now he is helping rebuild Gaza, working with young people as a member of ActionAid’s partner organisation WEFAQ. The people of
0
1
1
As the colder months approach, thousands of people including children and the elderly are still living without adequate shelter in Gaza. Fuel for cooking and heating, medicine, shelter, warm clothes and even medicine are all still in short supply. You can help provide
0
0
1
Listen to Gaza hospital director Dr Ahmed Muhanna tell the BBC’s World at One about the appalling treatment and brutal conditions he experienced during the 22 months he was detained by the Israeli authorities. Dr Muhanna, director of Al-Awda Hospital, which is run by
0
2
0
Despite the ceasefire being announced, many people in Gaza are still reeling from two years of war. With their livelihoods and homes destroyed, buying something as basic as food is out of touch for many. We’re working with our local partners to help the people of Gaza rebuild.
0
0
1
This winter thousands of women in Gaza are expected to give birth in tents without food, clean water, or medical care, as temperatures begin to drop and the threat of disease and hypothermia grows. Raneen has shared her struggle to keep herself and her four-month-old baby alive
0
0
1
As winter approaches, pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza are facing unbearable conditions and giving birth in tents without essentials like food and clean water, warm clothes, or medical care. "I heard that many children died last winter from the cold, and I pray to God to
actionaid.org.uk
0
0
0
Women By Women Rooted in Resistance has ended and what a journey it’s been! Thank you to everyone, the women featured, the photographers, collaborators, guests & supporters. Thank you RM7, @postcodelottery, @oxotowerwharf, @plantdesignsldn @bbgconnects. https://t.co/USQfZdbpCk
0
0
2
ActionAid is one of 41 organisations operating on the ground in Gaza calling on the Government of Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/xKDgalEcWi
1
3
2
ActionAid welcomes the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on aid in Gaza and reaffirms UNRWA’s essential role for Palestinian well-being and rights. Jamil Sawalmeh, Country Director of ActionAid Palestine, says: “The International Court of Justice has made
actionaid.org.uk
0
0
0