• English
  • Français
  • Español

ACT Alliance

  • Home
  • About ACT Alliance
  • What We Do
  • Where We Work
  • Resources
stories feed
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Human rights key to lasting peace in Colombia
Human rights key to lasting peace in Colombia
© ACT Alliance/Sean Hawkey
For planet to survive, low carbon development model must be adopted
For planet to survive, low carbon development model must be adopted
© ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey
Post-2015 development agenda
Post-2015 development agenda
© ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey
Six stories chronicle lives renewed after years of calamitous Pakistani floods
Six stories chronicle lives renewed after years of calamitous Pakistani floods
© ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey
Voices from Darfur: Displaced civilians discuss camp life
Voices from Darfur: Displaced civilians discuss camp life
© ACT Alliance/Laura Sheahen
 

    News

    Equity must drive new climate change deal

    A new global climate change agreement must ensure that fairness towards poor countries with the least responsibility for carbon emissions is central to future negotiations.

    Nepal training advances local and global tactics to tackle climate change

    Members from eight Asian countries met last week in Nepal to share their experiences and develop strategies on how to better influence governments to address climate change.

    Earthquake survivors to receive essential supplies

    Humanitarian organisations assess damage from the powerful April 20 earthquake and prepare to bring relief supplies to the region.

    Climate finance meeting undermines legitimacy of UN negotiations

    A US-hosted meeting to discuss climate finance only included wealthy western governments – while no single developing country was invited to participate in the talks that were ostensibly meant to support them.

    Ten years in Darfur translate to hundreds of thousands of lives saved

    Ten years ago, ACT Alliance and Caritas teamed up in Darfur to provide life-saving essentials, health care and education to hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing violence. Read what else has been accomplished in the last decade.

    Governments must accelerate efforts to eradicate violence against women

    UN member states must fulfil their obligations to tackle the causes and consequences of widespread violence against women and girls – which have devastating effects not only on victims, but also on progress toward sustainable international peace and development.

    Interactive exhibit sheds light on ubiquity of domestic violence in Brazil

    Innovative interactive exhibitions are giving visibility to the epidemic of domestic violence in Brazil – and now plans are in the works to take the initiative global.

    » More news from around the alliance

    Multimedia

    • In the wake of the Arab Spring, Egyptians must navigate harsh new realities

      In the wake of the Arab Spring, Egyptians must navigate harsh new realities

      The democratic uprisings across the Middle East have produced huge economic ripples in the region, forcing many Egyptians working abroad to return to their home communities, which are in desperate need of revitalisation.

    • Devastation caused by landmines reaches far beyond injury and death

      Devastation caused by landmines reaches far beyond injury and death

      Richard MacCormac, head of humanitarian mine action for DanChurchAid, talks about the dangerous and multi-faceted nature of landmine clearance.

    • Innovative programme helps Syrian Armenians adjust to new life in ancestral home

      Innovative programme helps Syrian Armenians adjust to new life in ancestral home

      Fleeing Syria to escape violence, thousands of Syrian Armenians have sought refuge in their ancestral home. A new voucher system enables them to buy essential items.

    • Faces of Darfur reveal realities of camp life

      Faces of Darfur reveal realities of camp life

      See the human impact of nutrition, water, medical and other programmes in the faces of Darfur civilians living in camps for the internally displaced.

     

    Where we work

    Select from the countries listed below to find out about our work around the world.

    ACT Alliance is a coalition of more than 130 churches and affiliated organisations working together in 140 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards.

    ACT Alliance is supported by 25,000 staff and mobilises about $1.5 billion for its work each year in three targeted areas: humanitarian aid; development; and advocacy.

    • View the list of all ACT Alliance members
    • View the list of all countries Where We Work

About ACT Alliance

  • Who we are
  • ACT Alliance members
  • ACT Alliance secretariat

What we do

  • Emergencies
  • Development
  • Where we work

From the field

  • News archive
  • Alerts and situation reports
  • Videos

Current issues

  • Climate change
  • Food security
  • Human rights

Resources

  • Publications
  • Policies and guidelines
  • Appeals
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • Contact