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[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

The scenes in #Myanmar are devastating following the earthquake. Our local partners are on the ground, setting up emergency shelters, providing food and water, and delivering hygiene kits for women and girls. Please give whatever you can today: https://t.co/A1WIAf8B4o

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

❗ #COP29 ❗ Flora Vano from ActionAid Vanuatu is in Baku to send a message to global leaders that countries like #Vanuatu are bearing the brunt of climate impacts despite doing the least to cause the climate crisis and urgently need #ClimateFinance to adapt and mitigate.

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

❗ #COP29 ❗ Flora Vano from ActionAid Vanuatu has delivered a crucial message to world leaders who are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan to decide on how much #ClimateFinance money to give to low income countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis. https://t.co/xu99GZTyaN

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

We are proud to be part of this open letter to Australian Parliamentarians seeking urgent leadership to ensure the future and security of @UNRWA!

[ACFID @ACFID]

Today, ACFID alongside 26 development, humanitarian and affiliated agencies have sent an open letter to Australian Parliamentarians seeking urgent leadership to ensure the future and security of @UNRWA.
Read our media release here 👇
https://t.co/KoD3Gkv4iB

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

Fossil fuel companies are feeling the heat. The ruling also highlights the need for strong outcomes at #COP29 in Baku. We cannot wait for polluters to take climate action; we need strong international agreements, and rich countries need to step up.

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

ActionAid was one of the many co-plaintiffs in this case. This ruling is a disappointing setback for #ClimateJustice and for communities around the world who are least responsible for causing the climate crisis but bearing the brunt of the impacts.

https://t.co/ujrHaCdmHJ

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

But the fight is far from over. The court did confirm that companies like Shell have a responsibility to prevent climate change which is hopeful and important. This case has already shifted how we think about polluters like Shell and has inspired cases all over the world.

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

❗#COP29 ❗Our Executive Director Michelle Higelin is at COP29 in Azerbaijan right now, and she has a message for Australia: "Wealthy countries must step up on climate finance!"

#ClimateFinance #FundOurFuture

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

"The escalating crisis means that someone is going to have to pay at the end of the day. The question at #COP is whether the bill lands at the door of those that are causing the damage, or those that suffer it." #COP29 #ClimateFinance #FundOurFuture

https://t.co/Zr3aMJBdO0

[Michelle Higelin @HigelinMichelle]

⁦@ActionAid⁩ Vanuatu kicks off Disability Localisation Summit with 90 women with disabilities & allies to build an agenda for gender responsive & inclusive #DRR. ⁦@ActionAid_aus⁩ is proud to support WITTT Sunshine a movement of 1000 women with disabilities

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

This project is so important. Ni-Vanuatu women need electricity for cooking, to charge digital devices, and for lighting. But up to 90% of people in rural areas of Vanuatu have no access to the electricity grid. Thanks for your support @AusHCVanuatu, @dfat & @PowerWellsOrg! 👏

[Max Willis @AusHCVanuatu]

We're powering up remote communities across Vanuatu with sustainable energy & jobs, thanks to two #AIFFP Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships that officially launched this week.

Excited to be providing clean & affordable solar power to remote communities & tackling e-waste 🇻🇺🤝🇦🇺

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

A grassroots movement of 9,000 ni-#Vanuatu women have launched the Women I Tok Tok Tugeta federation in Port Vila, dedicated to supporting women’s leadership in preparing their communities for #climate disasters in the face of #gender inequalities.

https://t.co/kEmoj1BCSX

[Arthur Larok @larok_arthur]

🌟 What a way to crown our day in Sydney! 🌟 Honoured to join Belinda, Michelle and Razmi on a panel celebrating @ActionAid_aus 15th Anniversary! Their evolution into a truly feminist organization is inspiring.

In a tough landscape, they empower women and tackle the roots of inequality. Under Michelle's compassionate leadership, they've achieved so much. Excited for their continued impact on women’s rights and climate justice!

#ActionAidAustralia #Feminism #WomenEmpowerment #ClimateJustice

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

Just a few weeks away from #COP29 in Baku, and Australia has yet to support Pacific proposals for a goal that addresses the needs of low-income countries and includes loss and damage. Read more via @devpolicy : https://t.co/epWCP1UoSF

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

ActionAid condemns the “reckless” #UNRWA ban which will cost Palestinian lives and paralyses the UN agency’s ability to provide essential humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinian refugees.
https://t.co/b1oLQRLV2g

#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #CeasefireNow

[ActionAid @ActionAid]

📢 Dear #G20 Finance Ministers

We reject your false, futile, finance solutions. Real solutions are needed– #CancelTheDebt now for a just financial system! #GDoA2024

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

Australia is leading fossil fuel expansion in the Commonwealth, at a time when our Pacific neighbours face rising sea levels and frequent climate disasters.

[Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative @fossiltreaty]

New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Imbalance in the Commonwealth 🚨

As #CHOGM2024 kicks off in Samoa, a groundbreaking report, Uncommon Wealth, reveals how the UK, Australia, and Canada are driving the majority of fossil fuel expansion in the Commonwealth—despite having far less economic dependency on these resources. 🤯

Read the report 👉 https://t.co/99kKdzfmgo!
@commonwealthsec

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

Pacific #women and their communities are on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis, and they urgently need Australia to step up and be a good neighbour. Australia needs to stop approving new fossil fuel projects, and commit to a bold climate finance goal.
https://t.co/PULbEGML0L

[Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative @fossiltreaty]

Australia’s climate hypocrisy exposed! 🔥

When @abcnews asked @SenatorWong if #Australia is listening to Pacific nations' calls to end fossil fuel exports, she pointed fingers at developing nations. 🙄

With the largest pipeline of coal export projects globally, Australia must commit to #EndFossilFuels if it wants to be a true climate ally to its Pacific neighbours. ✊

👉 Read our #CHOGM2024 Uncommon Wealth report: https://t.co/DgXdWY0rM3

[ActionAid Australia @ActionAid_aus]

It's wonderful to have you in Australia @larok_arthur. We have much to learn from your wise words.

[Arthur Larok @larok_arthur]

🌍✨ I had the incredible honour of delivering the keynote address at this year's Australian Council for International Development Conference on "SOLIDARITY AS A GLOBAL CURRENCY: Building a Central Nervous System to Connect Struggles for our Common Humanity." Heartfelt thanks to @ActionAid_aus for their unwavering commitment to the #Solidarity movement and for representing @ActionAid with such dedication. Together, we are #rooted, #connected, and making a profound #impact.