Dry landscape in Elginised village,Somaliland. Amina ibrahim Koshin,80, one of the elders in the village says she remebers it green and not grey and dry

ActionAid Ireland says climate action must move into higher gear following release of alarming new climate data
  • Date: 09/07/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

Climate action must move into a much higher gear if we want to avert runaway climate breakdown, ActionAid Ireland said today. Commenting on new data by Copernicus Climate Change Service, which revealed that average global temperatures have been 1.5°C degrees above pre-industrial levels for a year, ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said: “The nightmare of.....

Displaced Palestinians set up tents on a beach, near Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip

ActionAid Ireland launches urgent appeal for support for Gaza and other countries devastated by conflict and crisis around the world.
  • Date: 08/07/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

ActionAid Ireland has launched an urgent appeal for vital support for the people of Palestine who have been living through horror since the start of the Gaza conflict nine months ago. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said it is also important we don’t forget needs in other countries around the world suffering the devastating consequences.....

ActionAid shares horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests
  • Date: 28/06/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

ActionAid has shared shocking testimonies from young people who were brutalised in Kenya while protesting the Finance Bill. Several youth activists affiliated with ActionAid Kenya were beaten, shot at, arrested, and teargassed at the hands of law enforcement agents. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said: “We support the urgent call from our ActionAid colleagues in.....