Iraq + 1 more
SITUATION The protracted humanitarian crisis in Iraq remains one of the largest and most volatile in the world. The COVID-19 outbreak hit a country already facing a humanitarian crisis, further...
Ethiopia + 2 more
In the evening of Tuesday, 3 November 2020, reports indicate that Tigray regional special force attacked the northern command base of the Ethiopia Federal army. As a result, Ethiopia Federal military...
She knows that "help is not coming" and the only way to keep body and soul together after three devastating typhoons is "to beg for aid." For two weeks now, Annalyn Consulta, a 28 year-old-mother,...
Situation During the night of Friday the 13 November 2020, the town of DabeibaViejo in Colombia, was affected by High Precipitations that caused a great landslide in Dabeiba, western Antioquia. The...
Ethiopia + 1 more
The following statement was issued by the ACT Ethiopia Forum about the situation in the Tigray region. ACT has also issued an alert regarding humanitarian response in the region. The ACT Alliance...
Ethiopia + 1 more
In the evening of Saturday the 7 November 2020, the region of Gedaref state in Sudan, reported receiving thousands of civilians who were fleeing from conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The...
Soon after the severe earthquake and tsunami of 2018 in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, ACT member ICAHS-PELKESI started to share information for the communities affected by radio. Members of...
Super Typhoon Goni, referred to locally as Typhoon Rolly, made landfall in the municipality of Bato, Catanduanes province in the Philippines on 1 November 2020. Over 1.4 million people in five...
Introduction Climate change is leading to increasing numbers of extreme climate- and weather-related events. These are causing rising levels of climate risks, leading to loss and damage. Climate...
Honduras + 1 more
Situation By Monday, November 2nd, the National Disaster Authorities for both Nicaragua and Honduras, reports that, given the characteristics of its movement and speed of its winds, ETA has become a...
Azerbaijan + 1 more
On the morning of Sunday the 27 September 2020, Azerbaijan army attacked the region of Nagorno Karabagh using heavy artillery, tanks, aircraft and missiles. Towns and villages were bombed, including...
SITUATION On the morning of Sunday the 1 November 2020, the region of Bicol in the Philippines, was battered by violent winds and intense to torrential rains as super typhoon Goni (local name Rolly)...
Since September 1, 2020, news of a migrant caravan (which refers to a considerable number of migrants who take refuge in the protection offered by traveling in a group in their journey to the United...
Poor countries could turn to fossil fuels as 'green recovery' leaves them behind says new report A new report from development charity Christian Aid has warned that post-Covid stimulus packages are...
World + 5 more
Message from the General Secretary 2019 was the first year of implementation of ACT’s new Global Strategy, Hope in Action: Putting People First. Throughout the year, ACT continued to live into this...
South Sudan + 5 more
Throughout September 2020, IOM, UNHCR, CARE International, DRC, NRC-Act Alliance and Plan International conducted 220 focus group discussions gathering 1,752 IDPs and members of host communities...
ACT Alliance has supported the communities that were affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in September 2018 through its members in Indonesia. Two years later, we went back to the people...
Toolkit summary This toolkit is published by ACT Alliance EU > , Caritas Europa > , EU-CORD > and Islamic Relief Worldwide > to give EU decision-makers a concise practical tool to encourage...
ACT Alliance is one of a dozen global and regional religious organizations that released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as...
“When all the prisoners of the land are crushed under foot, when human rights are perverted in the presence of the Most High, when one’s case is subverted – does the Lord not see it?” (Lamentations...