5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacts women worldwide
From ActionAid’s experience working with women on the frontlines of crisis, we know that humanitarian crises and health emergencies are...
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Women in Emergencies
Women in Emergencies
Women in Vanuatu are leading national efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19
As the global COVID-19 pandemic heats up, women in Vanuatu took the response into their own hands to develop the first national public...
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Climate Justice
6 reasons why women are disproportionately affected by climate change
Climate change exacerbates existing inequality and injustice experienced by women. Here’s why they are disproportionately affected: Women...
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Climate Justice
A win for our environment and gender equality 🎉
Australian Government agency Export Finance Australia has ruled out funding for Woodside’s disastrous billion-dollar oil and gas project...
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Climate Justice
Families are surviving on one meal a day in drought-hit Zambia
Communities in the Global South are struggling with the reality of the climate emergency every day. Families in Sesheke, in Zambia’...
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Climate Justice
Families receive life-saving food supplies in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Nelia Bvuma hasn’t had a proper meal for the past two years. The mother-of-two from Makoni, Zimbabwe has been surviving on seasonal wild...
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Climate Justice
Women’s leadership in food aid distribution, Zimbabwe
Blog post by Takaitei Bote, ActionAid Zimbabwe Emma Mutambiranwa 45, leads the Rural Women Assembly (RWA) with over 500 members and is the...
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