ActionAid Ireland

COP30 is over, as the dust settles, we need to ensure that justice is at the heart of our approach @actionaidie.bsky.social My op ed today

COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next.  - ActionAid Climate change is one of, if not the biggest crisis shaping our lives. Yet for most people, the negotiations that happen at COP can feel distant, full of jargon, and happening in a world that feels co...

COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next. actionaid.ie/cop30-what-h...

Cop 30 in Brazil concluded with a deal We get reaction from Brazil and Ireland to the outcome of the UN's climate summit. George Lee, Environment Correspondent and Karol Balfe, Chief Executive of Action Aid Ireland.

Listen back to Karol Balfe on yesterday's RTE This Week speaking about the outcome of COP30 in Brazil, and why justice must be at the heart of how we tackle climate change and why climate action must work for people too www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Your support can empower women to protect themselves from gender-based violence and femicide, and to recover, rebuild and thrive. actionaid.ie/christmas-ap...

Today's Dáil debate raises serious questions about the government's commitment to delivering on the full Occupied Territories Bill:

This Christmas, Give Women the Chance to Live Safe and Free Women like Ann are facing violence, fear and injustice every day. Your Christmas gift can provide safety, counselling, legal support and hope for a new beginning.

Women like Ann refuse to be silenced. Your support can help them get urgent protection, to develop financial independence, and to build the futures they and their children deserve. actionaid.ie/christmas-ap...

Cop30: Brazil proposes monetising value of Amazon in new fund Da Silva hopes Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will raise enough money to provide financial incentives to keep forests standing

The new tropical forest fund is a gamble in the casino of financial markets. Public finance is scarce&needs to go directly to forest communities rather than to complex financial instruments that aren’t guaranteed to raise money or benefit people.
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...

Cop30: Brazil proposes monetising value of Amazon in new fund Da Silva hopes Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will raise enough money to provide financial incentives to keep forests standing

Acai 'berries', the Amazon rainforest and the Tropical Forest Forever Fund - a complex relationship, criticism and a cautious approach by Ireland @actionaidie.bsky.social @gfc-forest.bsky.social #Cop30
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“Nobody should have to choose between a secure job and a safe planet” @1teresaanderson.bsky.social, ActionAid’s Global Lead on Climate Justice explains why funding for a #JustTransition is absolutely crucial to ensure climate adaption doesn’t accidently push people into poverty.

COP30: Council sets EU position for the climate conference in Belém The Council today approved conclusions on COP30, reinforcing the EU's commitment to keeping 1.5°C within reach, scaling up climate finance and driving global energy transition and adaptation efforts.

10 years after Paris — Europe’s biggest diplomatic win — EU risks showing up at #COP30 with words, not leadership.

Europe can still act:
→ Support a Just Transition Mechanism
→ Back tripling adaptation finance by 2030

Not new ambitions — just what’s needed for credibility!

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ActionAid Ireland has described the EU Foreign Affairs Council failure today to act on suspending Israel’s preferential trade agreement as a betrayal of its own commitments to human rights and international law.

S5E8: Action Aid – Climate Change in the Global South

Listen back to Mahesh Badal, ActionAid Nepal, and @karolbalfe.bsky.social speaking to the Climate Ambassador podcast about the realities of climate change in the Global South, following the publication of ActionAid's The Hidden Truth report. open.spotify.com/episode/3a7Y...

Ceasefire announcement must be used as a springboard to end the Israeli genocide and unlawful occupation - ActionAid 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, Ka...

Read our full statement here: actionaid.ie/ceasefire-an...

One month on from the devastating 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan, ActionAid is still working tirelessly to meet the needs of earthquake survivors, like Fatima*, whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed, many of whom are living in tents.

*Name changed to protect her identity

Official Development Assistance Why Ireland must champion Official Development Assistance and women’s rights. Globally aid cuts will dramatically undermine gender equality.

Next week’s budget is Ireland’s chance to show real global solidarity with women and girls living in some of poorest places in the world— at a time when too many countries are turning their backs on overseas aid. Read more: actionaid.ie/official-dev... #livesontheline

Opinion: Ireland must resist EU attempts to slash and burn environment standards for businesses The EU is trying to gut hard fought protections for workers and the environment. Ireland should get in its way, writes Cillian Quinn of ActionAid Ireland.

"The EU is making moves that would trample on hard-fought protections meant to prevent catastrophic workplace tragedies and environmental abuses. Ireland should stand up against that effort." Read Cillian Quinn's piece in today's TheJournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...

"You cannot abuse a system that doesn't work in the first place." ActionAid Ireland Policy and Programme Manager Cillian Quinn's letter in the Irish Times today.

Activists across Europe are taking to the streets to demand greater regulation of bad behaviour by big corporations. The protests are at an attempt by the EU to gut hard fought protections within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The Irish government must reject these rollbacks!

In today's @irishtimes.com our incredible colleague Riham Jafari discusses how recognition of the Palestine state is hollow without action.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

A powerful message from @ActionAid mobilisations in Nigeria: Far more of the world's money is going to the causes of climate change, not the solutions.
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This is absurd.

We call on governments to shift the finance flows.

#FundOurFuture, not the crisis!

#ClimateFinance
#FundTheFuture
#COP30

#DrawTheLine mobilisations in Tanzania sent the message that communities on the front lines of the climate crisis demand bold, just and people-centred action. ✊

On bikes, and with symbolic trees in bottles attached to air masks they called for renewables, #JustTransition &
#FundOurFuture. 🌍

#DrawTheLine mobilisations in Nigeria join the Global Week of Action today calling for #JustTransition, #Agroecology and to #FundOurFuture, not the crisis!

#DrawTheLine climate justice actions calling for #JustTransition and to #FundTheFuture not the crisis, come to Hargeisa in Somaliland!

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A performer on stage in Senegal singing the call to "Financier notre avenir" (Fund our future)

Activists in Senegal with a sign calling for a Just Transition

Activists in Kenya on a march holding a banner calling to "Fund Our Future, Not the Crisis"

Activists in Sierra Leone with a mike, megaphone and T-shirts calling to "Fund the future, not the crisis"

The Global Week of Action calling for climate justice hits the streets in Senegal, Kenya, Sierra Leone and beyond

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#FundOurFuture #DrawTheLine #JustTransition #Agroecology

Top aid groups call on world leaders to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza MSF, Islamic Relief, Save the Children and CARE International are among the aid groups issuing the joint call.

ActionAid is one of 22 aid organisations calling on world leaders to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Farmers feed the world!

#COP30 must deliver a #JustTransition in agriculture so that farmers’ views can shape climate action in the food sector.

#JustTransitionRising #Agroecology #DrawTheLine

'Trading with Illegal settlements' report - Irish Government must act now to pass Occupied Territories Bill - ActionAid As the world watches in horror and disgust, Israel continues its devastating military campaign in Gaza and accelerates its illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. A new report, published by an...

A new report "Trading with Illegal settlements" reveals how trade with illegal Israeli settlements by EU companies are directly contributing to the humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland must pass the Occupied Territories Bill in full.

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Today, the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. This is not the time for words. We now need urgent action from governments. Arms exports to Israel must be banned, sanctions imposed, and Israeli must be held accountable.

The time for talk is over, the government must take action and pass the Occupied Territories Bill - in full. We joined 45+ organistions and groups to call on the government to stop delaying and pass the Bill, ensuring services are included!

Did you get a chance to read our latest ActionTimes newsletter? This edition focuses on period poverty — from Uganda’s refugee settlements to the crisis in Gaza. Read more: actionaid.ie/support-girl...