Publications
Building resilient food systems
Our food systems are buckling under intensifying shocks – food price spikes, supply chain disruptions and conflict -- that simultaneously threaten food security, nutrition, livelihoods and
Transforming food systems from the ground up
Smallholder farmers grow a third of the world’s food, rising to 80% in Africa and Asia. How best can governments and donors ensure agricultural projects most effectively reach and serve those who need
Adapt to Thrive: Transforming Food Systems in Africa - The Case for Investing in Agroecology
Across Africa, the dominant industrial agriculture model has failed to end hunger and is steadily eroding the ecological foundations of farming. Dependence on imported synthetic fertilisers
Debt Fuels the Climate Crisis: How the Finance Flows
Debt is a major, but fixable, barrier to climate action. Action on debt could be one of the most impactful and achievable climate solutions available.
2025 Annual Report - People Power for Justice in uncertain times
It is an honour to present this report on behalf of our federation. The year 2025 was shaped by profound uncertainty and geopolitical change. The weakening of multilateral institutions, declining and
Still Cooking With a Failed Recipe
A new report by ActionAid, Education International and the Tax and Education Alliance, supported by 19 partners, has revealed how the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) rigid, one-size-fits-all
Build better agrifood systems - Invest in producer organisations:
Smallholder farmers are central to global food security, rural livelihoods and sustainable food systems. Estimates indicate that 70% of the world’s population depend primarily on small-scale producers
Nairobi Charter on Transforming Education Financing
Over the past 18 months ActionAid has led a Learning Collaborative on Education Financing in Africa with civil society organisations and coalitions across East, West, North, Central and Southern
Women's Humanitarian Leadership Fund: Lessons on power, trust and impact
This report captures our effort to turn commitments on localisation and support for women’s leadership into action – a learning journey that aimed to test, adapt and innovate through trust-based
Occupied Palestinian Territory, Humanitarian Snapshot #13
A new urgent snapshot based on reporting from 45 international and Palestinian NGOs across the occupied Palestinian territory covering 10 Oct–30 Nov 2025 — the first weeks of the ceasefire agreement