BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. ACT Alliance expresses its profound disappointment with the outcome of COP 29 and the failure to secure even the minimum asks of the poorest and most vulnerable countries. This result is an indication of weak leadership from the COP29 Presidency, which has fallen short of its responsibility to deliver meaningful progress. After three years of negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), the heart of the finance commitments for this so-called “Finance COP,” this outcome is starkly inadequate. The lack of ambition and inadequate support for those most affected by the climate crisis undermine trust in the process and stall the urgent action needed to address the escalating global emergency

This blog was written before Hurricane Beryl reached category 4 and battered a number of Caribbean islands before turning towards Mexico this week. The author highlights the complexity of vulnerabilities for populations in Haiti who already experience so many challenges, should a storm like Beryl strike the island.

When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit on February 6, ACT members went to Syria and Turkey right away to find out what they needed. They also began to provide life-saving aid, including food, medicine, warm blankets, mattresses, and pajamas, to families who lost everything to the devastating quake, even as search and rescue efforts continued to free survivors from the rubble.