Women's Rights

Violence against women Marie Kent

Women protest rising violence and political corruption in Haiti

Port-au-Prince – Women are taking to the streets in Haiti to protest against soaring levels of violence, kidnapping, rape and torture...

Read

07 | 03 | 21 11:41 PM by Marie Kent

COVID-19 Ezreena Yahya

2021-22 Pre-Budget Submission

ActionAid Australia has made a submission to Treasury on the 2021-2022 Federal Budget....

Read

Women's Rights Marie Kent

Joint Media Statement ActionAid Australia and Jubilee Australia: G20 ignores cries for support from world’s poorest countries

Australian civil society organisations ActionAid and Jubilee Australia condemned G20 Finance Ministers who failed to extend a lifeline to...

Read

15 | 10 | 20 12:36 AM by Marie Kent

Women's Rights Marie Kent

Women, Peace and Security: 2020 Federal Budget Statement

As the world prepares to commemorate 20 years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda globally, alongside other global anniversaries[1],...

Read

12 | 10 | 20 12:54 AM by Marie Kent

Violence against women Marie Kent

Calls for structural change to budget are building as women are left behind

Following last Tuesday’s budget announcement, there is a growing consensus that the federal budget needs fundamental change. Seventeen...

Read

12 | 10 | 20 12:29 AM by Marie Kent

Climate Justice Liz Pick

2020 Budget response: Australia fails women in world’s greatest hour of need 

Global women’s rights organisation, ActionAid Australia says the 2020 Federal Budget will set back progress on global gender equality by...

Read

06 | 10 | 20 12:12 PM by Liz Pick

COVID-19 Ezreena Yahya

Ending the debt crisis for women

COVID-19 is accelerating the debt crisis. Many low-income countries saddled with debt are diverting vital funds away from crucial public...

Read