Read the latest press releases, news and statements from our Media team.
Common foods like rice, oil, sugar, flour, and vegetables have increased in price. Meanwhile, the flooding has cut off communities from essential healthcare as the prevalence of waterborne diseases grows and hunger bites. Heavy rainfall is expected in Somalia until at least 15th November.
Action Against Hunger held its 17th annual Fine Wine and Art Dinner on Saturday 4 November. With £460,000 raised on the night, the event has now surpassed £5 million raised since its inception 17 years ago.
Action Against Hunger, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Care and WeWorld issue a joint statement warning of the consequences of the lack of access to safe water in Gaza and the measures needed to ensure the safety of the civilian population. Lack of water has critical consequences: dehydration, kidney failure, cholera and poor menstrual hygiene.
Leading aid agencies hand in petitions to No 10 as we approach 10,000 civilian deaths. In the absence of a ceasefire, agencies are reporting dangerously low levels of clean water in Gaza, which is contributing to a rise in waterborne diseases and fuelling the hunger epidemic
One shelter is supporting more than 24,000 people – with an estimated 60 per cent of children affected by diarrhoea
The response covers the Zindajan district - the most affected area - and will be focussed on the distribution of kitchen utensils, clothing, cash assistance, and psychosocial support.
In a joint statement, 12 aid agencies call on the UK Government to use its influence to ensure International Humanitarian Law is upheld, that civilians are protected in accordance with those laws, and that they have access to critical lifesaving humanitarian support.
Action Against Hunger condemns the indiscriminate and relentless targeting of civilian infrastructure, and demands the immediate protection of civilians and safe access for humanitarian aid. Fuel, and safe shelter, food and water are becoming increasingly scarce in Gaza.
Action Against Hunger condemns the deliberate and disproportionate targeting of civilians as both unacceptable and illegal.
Action Against Hunger is monitoring the developing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, following the recent earthquake in Herat province.
The safety of 120,000 people living in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus is at risk.
Action Against Hunger is supporting the local Libyan Red Crescent as we provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by the catastrophic flooding which has severely affected the eastern part of Libya, caused by Storm Daniel.
