Women and girls in Somaliland and Kenya are facing devastating impacts, including sexual violence and exploitation, as a result of the drought in the region warns ActionAid. 

Three major international organisations warn of the devastating and increasing impact of climate change on migration as policy makers converge on Bangladesh for the Global Forum on Migration and Development on Saturday 9 December.  In the in-depth study ActionAid, Climate Action Network South Asia and Bread for the World (Brot Fuer Die Welt) paint a picture of the escalating strain affecting the region and warn of the need for international government action.

ActionAid responds as the United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, COP22, closes today.

As Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti, Yolette Etienne, who is leading a humanitarian response team on the ground for aid agency ActionAid, says:

According to new figures released today by ActionAid, women are working an average of four years longer than men during their life, largely because of their greater role in housework and caring for children, the sick and elderly. Around the world governments are failing to take action to deal with the causes of inequality for both women and men.

Responding to reports of a major fire in Moria camp, Lesvos last night, ActionAid UK’s Head of Humanitarian Response, Mike Noyes said: