Palestinian women and girls must be at the heart of decision-making about the future of Gaza, according to ActionAid Ireland 

ActionAid Ireland said today that Palestinian women and girls who bore the brunt of the brutal 15-month war in Gaza should no longer be sidelined but be placed at the centre of all decision-making about Gaza’s future. In a statement to mark International Women’s Day, ActionAid Ireland said women’s leadership and participation must be a […]

Event: Women, Conflict, and the Middle East: Agents of Change

Join ActionAid Ireland evening event on the 6th of March 2025  “Women, Conflict, and the Middle East: Agents of Change” will highlight the disproportionate impact that conflict has on women and girls globally, as well as their crucial role in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. We’ll be joined by an amazing panel of speakers, including: Avila […]

New report by ActionAid calls for International Monetary Fund to be replaced by new UN convention on debt, highlighting that unpaid debts owed to Africa far exceed the external debts that African nations are forced to pay

Ahead of major African Union summit, a new report from ActionAid warns that a shocking 75.3% of all lower-income countries are spending more on foreign debt than on health and education, as a result of deeply unjust and colonial global economic system. Forcing African countries to forego essential public services such as health, education, and climate […]

Last functioning hospital in Northern Gaza overwhelmed with patients and bodies recovered from the streets as ceasefire continues, says ActionAid Ireland

As the ceasefire in Gaza continues and thousands of people return to what is left of their homes, patients have once again started arriving at Al-Awda Hospital – last functioning hospital in northern Gaza – for treatment.   For more than three months, people in the north of Gaza have been trapped under intense siege, unable […]

As new government takes power, ActionAid Ireland says parties must fulfil their election commitments to the Occupied Territories Bill

ActionAid Ireland has called on the new Government parties to fulfil their election commitments to hold Israel to account and not bow to pressure to abandon or dilute the long-awaited Occupied Territories Bill. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said today: “Tomorrow, Wednesday 22 January, the new Irish government will take power. All of the parties […]

ActionAid Ireland devastated by killing of staff member at partner hospital in Gaza – as attacks intensify across strip despite ceasefire deal

ActionAid Ireland is devastated to learn that Fatin Shaqoura-Salha, the Chief of Nursing Staff at Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat, run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, has been killed in Gaza, along with her family. Fatin, her husband and their children were killed when their home was struck by the Israeli military on Wednesday, while ceasefire negotiations were […]