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Government underestimated cost of biofuels in petrol by £224m per year, says ActionAid 15 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
Government plans to increase the proportion of biofuels in UK petrol to meet the European Union’s renewable energy target is not only contributing to land grabs and global hunger, but is also costing ...
"Aid saves millions of lives." ActionAid response to comment by UKIP's Godfrey Bloom MEP on aid 7 Aug 2013 | 05:44 pm
In response to UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom’s comments that aid should not be sent to 'bongo bongo land', Melanie Ward, Head of Advocacy at ActionAid, said:
Burma (Myanmar) Floods Humanitarian Response 2 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
ActionAid’s Country Director in Burma, Shihab Uddin Ahamad, said: "These unexpected floods have affected thousands of people, particularly in the east of Burma. "Around 25,000 people, mainly women and...
Fire in Heliópolis, São Paulo's largest favela: "Nothing was done" 12 Jul 2013 | 04:15 pm
Safely constructed, close to the area the community used to live inSubsidised by the government to ensure the poorest people are not exploited by slum landlords.José Geraldo de Paula Pinto from UNA, A...
Women and children at risk of human trafficking in north India, warns ActionAid 5 Jul 2013 | 07:34 pm
The aid agency’s concerns come from previous disasters where human traffickers have preyed on vulnerable families.Debabrat Patra, ActionAid’s regional manager for Uttarakhand said:"Displacement of peo...
Deadly north India floods largely man-made says ActionAid 28 Jun 2013 | 05:05 pm
The construction of more than 245 hydroelectric dam and mining projects along the 14 river valleys in the state within the last decade, has posed an enormous ecological threat. Rivers have been divert...
PHOTOS: The hopes of 8 eight-year-olds: "I want G8 leaders to help us have more food." 28 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am
Sadhna, Ziyada, Kel and May are sponsored children with ActionAid.Find out more about how to support children in poor countries.
ActionAid welcomes UN report on biofuels 26 Jun 2013 | 07:43 pm
The report comes two weeks before the European Parliament’s Environment Committee will vote on a European Commission proposal to limit the amount of fuel produced from biofuels made from food crops. T...
North India floods: Rescue and relief efforts continue 24 Jun 2013 | 04:40 pm
As rescue and relief efforts continue following floods in Uttarakhand in India, Debabrat Patra, ActionAid’s regional manager for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, said:"This was just the beginning of the...
North India Flood Catastrophic: Dams Pose Additional Threat 21 Jun 2013 | 05:15 pm
Early monsoon rains are devastating five districts in Uttarakhand in India. Debabrat Patra, ActionAid’s regional manager for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, says:"The situation here is catastrophic. Pe...
