UK must follow UN ceasefire vote with urgent action
26 March 2024
The UK must follow up UN ceasefire vote with urgent action to end violence and hunger in Gaza.
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News releases from 2024
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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Israel’s decision to block UNRWA aid into northern Gaza "an outrage"
25 March 2024
ActionAid has condemned Israel’s decision to block the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) from delivering aid to the north
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UN Security Council vote for ceasefire must include action
25 March 2024
ActionAid responds as UN Security Council votes for ceasefire in Gaza and calls for urgent action.
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Response to UN Security Council vote on Gaza
22 March 2024
The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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Desperation as lack of clean water in Gaza sees disease spread
22 March 2024
This World Water Day, 2.3 million Gazans do not have enough water to meet their daily needs causing disease and illness to spread.
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No Mother’s Day celebrations in Gaza: women watch children go hungry
21 March 2024
This Palestinian Mother’s Day brings no celebration as women watch their children starve, more food aid must be permitted to enter Gaza or more children will die.
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UK must uphold international law as famine imminent in Gaza
19 March 2024
ActionAid UK reacts to the urgent question session on Gaza in the House of Commons today and calls for the UK government to act now and call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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IPC’s imminent famine announcement a “grim milestone"
18 March 2024
The IPC’s imminent famine announcement is a “stain on humanity’s conscience” and we demand the UK Government call for an immediate ceasefire.
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Response to IPC announcement of imminent famine in Gaza
18 March 2024
ActionAid UK responds to the IPC announcement of imminent famine in Gaza and calls on the UK Government to demand an immediate ceasefire.
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We denounce plans for 'humanitarian islands' in Gaza
14 March 2024
ActionAid “categorically denounces” the reported forcible transfer of millions from Rafah to so-called “humanitarian islands”
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