Press releases and statements

The year 2021 is a pivotal moment – marking the start of the last decade of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve the 2030 agenda.

The food situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in 2021, with nearly 19 million Afghans experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between September and October 2021.

As our programmes restart, food insecurity is rising rapidly in the country.

After a brief pause to ensure the safety of our aid workers, Action Against Hunger is preparing to resume our programmes in Afghanistan.

Action Against Hunger will scale up its work in Gaza and continue its dedication to protect and respond to the needs of the population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The Covid-19 pandemic has interacted with new, ongoing and protracted conflicts, exacerbating existing inequalities and protection concerns, and contributing to dramatically escalating humanitarian needs including displacement, famine, food insecurity and desperate medical shortfalls.

Yesterday’s statement and today’s International Development Committee session on UK official development assistance (ODA) spend have provided none of the clarity we desperately need.

Fires in camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, have highlighted the continued need for emergency humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugee communities living there.

International and national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in South Sudan call on the UK Government to reconsider urgently the reported 59% budget cuts to vital international aid.

The 2021 aid budget earmarked for nutrition in developing countries is only 36% of that in 2019, even before cuts are made to reduce aid spending to 0.5% of Gross National Income.

The UK government has almost halved the amount pledged to support the UN's response in Yemen.

We’re delighted to announce a renewed commitment from our strategic partner, the innocent foundation.