Press releases and statements

The UK Government has cut aid to Syria, which recently marked ten years of conflict, by almost a third.

Communities are still in need of urgent humanitarian assistance a decade on from the start of the conflict in the country.

A wave of violence has broken out across the Central African Republic following disputed elections on 27 December 2020.

Action Against Hunger today warned that the global restrictions of movement in response to Covid-19 risks the lives of millions of children who are already experiencing food crises as a result of poverty, climate change and conflict. With parents no longer able to work and with little or no welfare system to fall back on, the humanitarian organisation fears millions of children are being put at risk as a result of the measures.

The Global humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger today warned that refugee camps and informal settlements present the perfect breeding ground for Covid-19 and that an outbreak would overwhelm already limited healthcare infrastructure.

Only 30% of humanitarian needs are currently funded in Cameroon, where the security and nutritional situation continues to deteriorate in the far north of the country. Action Against Hunger teams are calling on donors to further commit to the humanitarian response in the country.

With mounting violent unrest and calls for President Jovenel Moïs to step down, 35 percent of the Haitian population, 3.67 million people, are now in urgent need of emergency food assistance.

One year after the Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah is still the most dangerous place in Yemen for civilians.

Insects are high in nutrients, produce a tiny fraction of the greenhouse gases of cattle, and could play an important role in tackling malnutrition in the developing world.