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Drawn-out refugee crises demand urgent attention
Jun 20, 2013
An average refugee now spends nearly two decades living in exile, a situation ACT says must change
Global Commitment Needed to Tackle Inequality and Climate Crisis
Jun 06, 2013
ACT Alliance's General Secretary, John Nduna, responds to the shifts in the goals of global development recommended by the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Marking World Environment Day: hunger and climate change
Jun 05, 2013
World Environment Day, June 5th: one of the drivers of poverty and hunger in the world today is climate change.
World Renew linking relief and rehabilitation with development
May 31, 2013
ACT member World Renew links short-term humanitarian interventions with longer-term development to ensure that the injection of resources impacts on long term goals in Niger.
Land Reform Breakthrough in Colombia Peace Talks
May 28, 2013
ACT Alliance General Secretary: land reform agreements are a major breakthrough in the peace process in Colombia.
Community resilience features at disaster summit
May 24, 2013
As this year’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference comes to an end, ACT Alliance and its members resolve to work even harder to build the resilience of communities towards disasters and the impacts of climate change.
ACT Alliance awards best work to mitigate the effects of climate change
May 22, 2013
The ACT Alliance Climate Change Award for 2013 was given May 21st to RDRS Bangladesh for best practice in its project, alleviating poverty through disaster risk reduction, which has been implemented in North West part of Bangladesh.
Equity must drive new climate change deal
May 03, 2013
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.
Human rights key to lasting peace in Colombia
May 02, 2013
Colombia's recent progress in promoting human rights is promising, but the country still has a long way to go in meeting its obligations in this area.
Nepal training advances local and global tactics to tackle climate change
Apr 24, 2013
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.
For planet to survive, low carbon development model must be adopted
Apr 22, 2013
It is time to rethink development, to open our eyes to the adverse effects of our high-consumption lifestyles and values. We have to transform our economy. We have to switch to a low-carbon and resource-efficient development model that closes the gap between rich and poor.
Earthquake survivors to receive essential supplies
Apr 20, 2013
Humanitarian organisations assess damage from the powerful April 20 earthquake and prepare to bring relief supplies to the region.
In the wake of the Arab Spring, Egyptians must navigate harsh new realities
Apr 19, 2013
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.
Climate finance meeting undermines legitimacy of UN negotiations
Apr 10, 2013
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.
Six stories chronicle lives renewed after years of calamitous Pakistani floods
Apr 04, 2013
Read stories reported from the field that describe the impacts of ongoing support to flood-affected Pakistani communities since 2010.
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