War in Ukraine – four years on
As Ukraine enters the fifth year of full-scale war, Russia continues to destroy lives, tear families apart and cause widespread destruction to homes and essential services. The humanitarian crisis deepens as Ukraine experiences the coldest winter of the war. Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, at least 12.7 million people have […]
New research: Between Hope and a Home
Lone-parent migrant families with legal status in Ireland are being forced to leave Direct Provision and their communities with no realistic way of securing housing, according to new peer-led research published today by ActionAid Ireland. The report, Between Hope and a Home, documents how lone parents – most of them women – face discrimination, unaffordable rents, […]
ActionAid Ireland appeals for support for it’s Christmas campaign against femicide
ActionAid Ireland has called on Irish people to stand in solidarity with the millions of women and girls around the world who are victims of gender-based violence this Christmas. The organisation is highlighting the global crisis of gender-based violence and femicide, which is women being killed because they are a woman, usually by their partners. Launching […]
Ceasefire announcement must be used as a springboard to end the Israeli genocide and unlawful occupation
We cautiously welcome the Gaza ceasefire announcement after two years of genocide with relentless bombardment, famine, and repeated displacement it brings real hope of peace. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said however Gaza cannot wait and an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the entry of life-saving aid at scale in line with humanitarian principles, the return […]
Why Ireland must champion Official Development Assistance and women’s rights
Global aid cuts will dramatically undermine gender equality Women’s rights organisations have always been underfunded — now they are being pushed beyond breaking point. According to AWID, women’s rights organisations receive only 0.13% of the total Official Development Assistance (ODA) and only 0.4% of all gender related aid. The gutting of ODA is now amplifying […]
Event: Your support in action
2024 was a challenging year for so many people around the world. From devastating genocide in Gaza and conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine to catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh and Nepal, communities around the globe have faced extraordinary hardship. However, amidst the devastation, we cannot give up hope – and […]