ActionAid Ireland

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.

actionaid.ie/trading-with...

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...

Gaza City reoccupation threatens 50% of our local partners in Gaza and puts starving pregnant women at extreme risk. Conditions are deteriorating by the hour, with many members of staff facing a harrowing reality. Listen back to Riham Jafari on RTE Drivetime (55 minutes) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The government needs to take action at the upcoming UN General Assembly to protect the people of Gaza.

ActionAid condemns US government sanctions on Palestinian human rights groups. We stand in solidarity and call on governments & civil society to oppose this assault on rights & dissent.

❗️A 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on 31 Aug, killing 2,200+ & affecting 14,400 people in remote areas. ActionAid is on the ground delivering food, hygiene kits, blankets & cash support to families who lost everything.

Donate here➡️actionaid.ie/afghanistan-earthquake-appeal/

In these extremely difficult times, we are so grateful for your continued support which is helping change lives across the world.

You can read more in our most recently published newsletter actionaid.ie/support-girl...

Morning Ireland Thursday 4 September 2025 Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Mary Wilson.

Listen back to Srikanta Misra, the Country Director of ActionAid Afghanistan, speaking to Morning Ireland about the devastating earthquake that hit Afghanistan on Sunday. (26minutes) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Afghanistan Earthquake Appeal – Help Save Lives A powerful 6.0 earthquake has devastated Afghanistan, leaving thousands without food, water, and shelter. Donate now to help ActionAid rush life-saving aid.

Following the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan we are racing against time to provide urgent medical care, food, clean water, and search and rescue equipment to the areas they are needed most. Please help rush emergency aid to those most affected by donating now. actionaid.ie/afghanistan-...

🚨 A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on 31 August, devastating communities in Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman. More than 1,411 people have died and over 3,124 are injured, and the numbers are expected to rise. More than 12,000 people are affected and 5,412 homes have been destroyed.

A week after famine in #Gaza was confirmed, doctors warn pregnant women face severe complications from starvation & lack of medicine. At Al Awda Hospital, 70–75% of 300 women seen daily are malnourished.

ActionAid urges a permanent #ceasefire & end to the blocking of aid.

🤲 Getting aid into Gaza is near impossible. ActionAid works via cash transfers so local partners can provide water, shelter and support.

Supplies are scarce, prices soaring, crossings shut. Where we once reached 100, now we reach 40 - but we keep going.

▶️ actionaid.ie/gaza

The IPC confirmed famine in Gaza last week. Today, another hospital was bombed - killing civilians and journalists.

We cannot look away. This is genocide unfolding in real time. Governments must act. Palestinian lives matter.

#CeasefireNow