COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next
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 completely distant to us. So here’s a breakdown of what actually happened at COP30 in Belém — our six big takeaways — and what Ireland must do now if we’re serious about climate justice. 1. […]
COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next.
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 completely distant to us. So here’s a breakdown of what actually happened at COP30 in Belém — our six big takeaways — and what Ireland must do now if we’re serious about climate justice. 1. […]
The EU is about to slash and burn corporate environmental standards- Ireland must resist this
Twelve years ago, the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh killed more than 1,100 garment workers—mostly women—who were sewing clothes for some of Europe’s biggest brands. The international outcry sparked reforms, most notably France’s 2017 “Duty of Vigilance” law, which for the first time imposed legal obligations on French based companies to prevent human rights […]
Reproductive care is a vital human right: standing in solidarity with women, girls, and anyone with the capacity for pregnancy in the USA
Author: Cillian Quinn The U.S. Supreme Court effectively revoked the constitutional right to abortion on the 24th of June 2022. This back tracking to restrictive abortion policy puts the United States alongside Poland, El Salvador, and Nicaragua as the only countries to do so in in decades. ActionAid Ireland is deeply concerned that this decision […]
Global Solidarity in the Fight Against FGM
Authors: Jestina Kanneh-Jaward, Cillian Quinn, Khardiata Ndoye, Karolina Karlsson, Fanta Jatta- Sowe, Vittoria Pugliese and Benedetta Balmaverde To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2022, we wanted to showcase the work being done around the world by ActionAid offices to end the practice of FGM. ActionAid’s work on FGM Female […]
The White Paper on ending Direct Provision is great for the future but what about the present?
ActionAid Ireland strongly urges the government to adopt the recommendation from the Catherine Day Advisory Group on giving permission for the right to remain to people two or more years in the system. It has been just under two weeks since the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth launched a White Paper on […]