Horn of Africa Crisis Continues
The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in forty years, and out of it, a major hunger crisis has unfolded. Consecutive failed...
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Women in Emergencies
Women in Emergencies
Four Women Humanitarians leading their communities through crises
Women are often the first to respond and the last to leave when crisis hits a community. In every humanitarian crisis, women are alway...
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Women in Emergencies
Horn of Africa Food Crisis: 'The worst drought in living memory'
More than 20 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are facing severe hunger every day. This is as a result of a rapidly...
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Women in Emergencies
What is the Emergency Action Alliance?
A single, trustworthy way to make an impact ActionAid Australia is proud to be a founding member of the Emergency Action Alliance. Th...
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Women in Emergencies
“1000x more scary than other disasters we’ve experienced”: Local women respond to the Tonga Tsunami
Tonga is prone to natural disasters, but the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano on Saturday 15 January was like...
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Women in Emergencies
Women leading on the frontlines of emergencies
From the COVID-19 pandemic to climate emergencies, around 235 million people globally needed humanitarian assistance in 2021. With this...
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Women lead Haiti earthquake response
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit on the Saturday morning of the 14 August, people were just beginning to wake up and start their day....
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