Gaza doctors report rise in miscarriages
6 June 2024
Doctors in Gaza report rise in miscarriages as pregnant women face severe stress and lack of food.
News releases from 2024
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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Gaza faces environmental disaster after eight months of crisis
5 June 2024
“The destruction of agricultural land and greenhouses has made food production almost impossible in Gaza, and with only a trickle of aid entering the territory”
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As fierce attacks continue on Rafah, the world must act now
30 May 2024
"It’s an unprecedented catastrophe”: As fierce attacks continue on Rafah, the world must act now
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Period poverty soars in Gaza
28 May 2024
“It is almost impossible for women in Gaza to manage their periods in a way that is safe, hygienic and preserves their dignity,” says ActionAid’s Riham Jafari
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Statement on the atrocious attack in West Rafah
26 May 2024
We are outraged and heartbroken by the recent attacks in West Rafah, where Israeli fighter jets launched eight missiles at makeshift shelters housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) next to UNRWA warehouses stocking vital aid.
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Israeli government must comply with ICJ ruling and stop Rafah offensive
24 May 2024
We welcome today’s ICJ ruling that the military offensive in Rafah must stop and urge the Israeli government to comply
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Urgent appeal: Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza is under attack
20 May 2024
ActionAid, a partner of Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, Gaza, urgently appeals for an immediate intervention in the critical situation facing the hospital.
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We welcome ICC’s steps towards accountability
20 May 2024
ActionAid Welcomes ICC’s Steps Towards Accountability and Justice
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Palestinians are being displaced, 100s of 1000s flee Rafah
15 May 2024
76 years after the Nakba, Palestinians are being displaced at an extraordinary rate as hundreds of thousands flee Rafah.
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World leaders fail to act as Israeli invasion of Rafah worsens
15 May 2024
20 NGOs are warning of state inaction amid Israeli Rafah invasion, causing forcible transfer, disrupting humanitarian response, and cutting access in the south.
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