ActionAid UK

Humanitarian workers in Gaza have continued to face severe safety risks and huge challenges in delivering aid over the last two weeks as the Polio vaccination campaign gets underway, report NGOs in the latest humanitarian access snapshot. Read our statement and download the report: https://lnkd.in/ePaR4qHn

Today should mark the beginning of a new school year in Gaza, but instead of attending classes, Gaza’s children are living through another day of a brutal war that has deprived them of an education for almost an entire year now. Read our latest statement: https://lnkd.in/eVhXpJn5

"Our work exposes us to many violations and a feeling of disbelief. Imagine that you are going to help people but you think that you will not return to see your children and loved ones" - Buthaina, Director of the Wefaq Association for Women and Childcare - ActionAid's partner org in Gaza. Read Buthaina's piece in The Guardian on why Gaza is the deadliest place for aid workers right now: https://lnkd.in/e545y6am

URGENT: ActionAid has launched an emergency appeal to respond to the devastating floods and unfolding humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh. More than 5m people have been affected, many losing their homes and livelihoods, and in urgent need of shelter, food and clean water. To reach waterlogged communities in Noakhali District, ActionAid’s dedicated network of youth volunteers is braving treacherous conditions, travelling by small boats to deliver food and crucial supplies to those stranded. Our teams are also providing mental health support to displaced families coping with the ongoing trauma of the crisis. Farah Kabir, country director of ActionAid Bangladesh said: “We are deeply concerned about the impact of the flooding, particularly on women and children, who are the most vulnerable in such emergencies. The immediate challenges include access to safe drinking water and access to medical services and food. "Entire families have lost everything. We are working tirelessly to provide relief, but the scale of the crisis is overwhelming." Please donate to help us to scale up our response to this crisis: https://bit.ly/3AJNWOA

Devastating flash floods in Bangladesh have left millions of people in urgent need of shelter, food and clean water. ActionAid is already responding with emergency supplies to stranded families, working with our partners to deliver cooked food, medicine and hygiene kits. People have lost everything - their homes, crops and livelihoods. Please consider making a donation to help us reach more families with life-saving assistance: https://bit.ly/3yKZm43

🚨 RAMALLAH, 22 August 2024 – New Israeli orders have forced thousands in Deir al-Balah to flee yet again and disrupted Gaza’s last aid hub New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers from areas in Deir al-Balah - one of the only remaining areas in the occupied Gaza Strip with essential infrastructure and warehouses storing aid supplies. At least 24 NGOs have reported impacts from orders in the past week resulting in the forced displacement of staff members, operations disrupted, and at least one site sheltering civilians under attack. Warehouses storing supplies are located within the blocks that have come under orders that are resulting in forcible displacement. https://bit.ly/3T2WKoR

🚨 URGENT STATEMENT: Amman, 21.08.2024 — Our partner organisation, WEFAQ, has been forced to evacuate and dismantle their operations, including an IDP shelter for their own staff and families, warehouse for food distribution to displaced people and offices, relocating to Western Khan Younis. This evacuation and escalation critically impacts their ability to deliver essential services to those in need. Full statement: https://bit.ly/4dufLZy

Aid agencies and medical professionals have joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children aged under 10 following confirmation of the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years, with reports of other suspected cases emerging. Read our statement: https://lnkd.in/eM3XJcPC

This World Humanitarian Day, we want to thank our supporters, the wonderful #PostcodeLotteryPeople and People's Postcode Lottery. Thanks to them, in 2023 alone, we were able to respond to 35 humanitarian emergencies worldwide and support over 3.5 million people through ActionAid’s Emergency Action Fund. At ActionAid, we know that the greatest loss of life occurs in the first 72 hours after a disaster. ActionAid’s Emergency Action Fund enables us to provide immediate support in the vital first hours and days following a disaster, while also working in partnership with communities to build resilience to future disasters. This fund has supported women like Sharmila who lives in a remote village in Jajarkot which was badly affected by the earthquake in November 2023. Her home was completely destroyed and she suffered minor injuries as a result of the earthquake. Sharmila had been attending disaster awareness sessions organised by one of ActionAid’s partners. In the aftermath of the earthquake, Sharmila and other women in Jajarkot, came together to advocate for the rights and needs of women and other marginalised groups. She is now one of the women leading the creation of women safe spaces alongside ActionAid Nepal and their partner KRIDAC. Through their unwavering determination and advocacy, Sharmila’s group have emerged as powerful agents of change, steering their community towards a more inclusive and resilient future. Please share her story. #WorldHumanitarianDay, #actofhumanity

Gaza is one of the deadliest places for aid workers in the world right now. Humanitarian aid workers are continuing to provide lifesaving support while facing relentless bombardment, the loss of loved ones and colleagues, all amidst an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we stand in solidarity with them. Please share this video.