ActionAid Ireland welcomes major UN General Assembly resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on Israel’s occupation.
  • Date: 19/09/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

ActionAid Ireland strongly welcomes a major UN General Assembly resolution, and Ireland’s sponsorship of this resolution, that endorsed the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on Israel’s occupation. Karol Balfe, ActionAid Ireland CEO, said: “We are pleased to see the UN General Assembly back this historic resolution. In doing so, its members have demonstrated a.....

New report highlights continuing aid challenges in Gaza and the West Bank amid growing safety risks
  • Date: 10/09/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

The latest Humanitarian Snapshot Report from NGOs operating in Gaza, including ActionAid, has revealed the safety risks and huge challenges in delivering aid faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza over the last two weeks as the Polio vaccination campaign gets underway. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, described the overall humanitarian situation as devastating. Ms Balfe.....

ActionAid Ireland says this week should be back to school for Gaza’s school children, but a brutal war has deprived them of education for nearly a year
  • Date: 09/09/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

Today should mark the beginning of a new school year in Gaza, but instead of attending classes, Gaza’s children are living through another day of a brutal war that has deprived them of an education for almost an entire year now. Since October 7, around 625,000 school-age children in Gaza have been unable to go.....