COVID-19 Marie Kent

Rich countries and international institutions collecting billions in debt from poor countries hard-hit by COVID-19

Australian NGOs have expressed alarm as this weekend G20 Finance Ministers delayed debt relief measures for the world’s poorest countries...

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23 | 07 | 20 03:50 AM by Marie Kent

Violence against women Ezreena Yahya

Australia must continue to support women’s leadership in the Pacific

ActionAid Australia has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s inquiry into the human...

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Uncategorized Marie Kent

Mobilizing women's leadership and solutions in response to the measles epidemic in Samoa

The Shifting the Power Coalition Emergency Grant mechanism has also provided a much-needed avenue for coalition members to quickly...

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21 | 07 | 20 01:26 AM by Marie Kent

Marie Kent

Women farmers on frontline as pandemic intensifies global hunger crisis

As new UN figures show that COVID-19 is pushing millions more people into food poverty, ActionAid is calling for increased support for...

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14 | 07 | 20 05:42 AM by Marie Kent

COVID-19 Ezreena Yahya

Trade policy reform, debt relief & restructuring necessary to mitigate worst impacts of COVID-19

ActionAid Australia has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Inquiry into the...

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COVID-19 Ezreena Yahya

The emergence of COVID-19 reiterates the importance of Australia’s relationship with Pacific Island countries

ActionAid Australia has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into strengthening...

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Violence against women Liz Pick

New report shows huge spike in violence against women worldwide

Global lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions have unleashed a shocking surge in gender-based violence (GBV) in countries across Europe,...

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23 | 06 | 20 11:15 PM by Liz Pick