One year on from the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing over 55,000 people, women who have survived over 12 years of conflict and hardship, are holding families together and leading the long road to recovery by taking on new roles and responsibilities.
Fossil fuels haven’t even succeeded in meeting the energy needs of the world’s poor, while leaving them to suffer all the climate harm, ActionAid says.
Although the French-led global summit’s push for humanitarian aid to Gaza is welcome, it is not enough to stop the horrific escalations that have claimed more than 10,000 lives in the region, adds ActionAid. The priority should be to push for a ceasefire that would allow for the delivery of adequate humanitarian and medical aid into Gaza in a safe manner. The trickle of aid that has so far been allowed in has not been sufficient for the over two million people who desperately need it.
World leaders should demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during an international humanitarian conference for Gaza’s civilian population in Paris on Thursday, says ActionAid.