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As the world watches in horror and disgust, Israel continues its devastating military campaign in Gaza and accelerates its illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. A new report, published by an alliance of more than 80 organisations, including ActionAid,

ActionAid Ireland today called on the international community to rally and heed the call for swift humanitarian aid to the thousands affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Afghanistan on August 31st. The scale of this tragedy is heartbreaking ActionAid

Garissa, in northeastern Kenya, lies six hours (367 km) from the capital Nairobi. Scorched by heat, its lifeline is the muddy Tana River, which winds along the edge of town, sustaining nearly 950,000 people. But this region is increasingly at

My name is Genet Shume and I am the programme director for ActionAid Ethiopia. I am passionate about women’s rights and justice for women. I studied law as my first degree and worked for the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, and

My name is Zamzam Hassan. I am a 29 year-old Somali woman born and raised in Garissa County in northeastern Kenya, 367kms from the capital, Nairobi. Garissa has one of the highest rates of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the

Sitting beneath an acacia tree in the village of Abagadera, Garissa County, eastern Kenya, a warm breeze and the shade offers a welcome reprieve from the heavy afternoon heat.    Here, Rehema – a 53-year-old woman of Somali origin with a