On 26th March, the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women concluded with the adoption by UN Member States of the Agreed Conclusions. During a global pandemic, the Commission [...]

This week the UK government will host the “Climate and Development Ministerial,” a global meeting to address some of the most difficult, and at the same time most important, matters [...]

The ACT Alliance’s strategic goal is to provide effective, efficient and cost-effective ways of delivering assistance that contributes to long-term solutions. Thus, ACT national forums and members engag​e local partners [...]

English translation follows Este año, la 65 Comisión de la ONU sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer (CSW) decidió poner como tema principal la participación de las [...]

Challenging and changing social norms is a faith imperative. On 17th March, faith leaders and faith based organisations shared how they are doing this during a parallel event at the 65th session [...]

The Virtual Interactive Dialogue on building alliance for women’s full and effective participation in public life, hosted by UN Women as part of the 65th Session of Commission on the [...]

35 of the leading aid agencies have joined together to warn of the suffering and increased, irreversible, damage if the growing humanitarian needs in Syria are not met and a [...]

ACT Alliance is proud to launch it's newest publication Climate-Resilient, Sustainable, and Low-Emission Livelihoods. In a period of climate emergency, a more efficient means to secure survival and sustainable development [...]

On 4th November 2020, hostilities broke out again between the Ethiopia Federal government and the northern regional state of Tigray. Military action resulted in general insecurity, internal and external displacements, [...]

“Climate change is global, resilience is local.” Climate Dialogue in Asia & the Pacific Region takes place The first session of the Regional Multi-stakeholder Dialogues for Asia and the Pacific [...]

CBPS: Module 3 is the newest learning module in a series of learning modules, developed by Act Church of Sweden to provide an introduction to Community-Based Psychosocial Support (CBPS). Building [...]

A new Website on Community-Based Psychosocial Support (CBPS) is now online. The CBPS Website can be reached through the following link: https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/act/cbps The site provides an overview about CBPS and [...]

On October 16, 2019, a very strong earthquake struck the Davao del Sur province in the south of the Mindanao island in the Philippines, displacing thousands of people. After months [...]

ACT’s joint programme for Myanmar’s Kayin State was warmly welcomed at its launch in 2016. The Director of the Kayin State Department of Social Welfare emphasized the need to support [...]

Bay Thay Hla village is located in Kasap Village Tract, Kyarinseikgyi Township in Kayin State, about two hours driving time from Kyarinseikgyi. The main livelihood of the 41 households in [...]

The Ohn Shit Gone village located in Sin Bin Gyi Village Tract, Thandaunggyi Township in Kayin State is home to 125 households. Their main livelihood is horticulture, with long-term plan­tations. [...]

The Ywar Kaing Kaung village is located in the Hlaingbwe Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. There are over 218 households in the village, most of whom subsist on agriculture, animal husbandry, [...]

Hpar Pun village is in the Ka Mawt Ka Chu Village Tract of the Hlaingbwe Township in Myanmar’s Kayin State. It is home to 222 households, living mainly on agriculture [...]

Pat Kyaw village is located in the Hlaingbwe Township in Kayin State. The main livelihoods of its 384 households are agriculture, poultry and rice farming. Most villagers are Poe Karen [...]

At the beginning of February 2021, Cambodian ACT-member Life with Dignity (LWD) organized a humanitarian distribution event. Beneficiaries were highly vulnerable families in the Battambang province bordering with Thailand. It [...]