Culture Night 2022

  • Date: 01/09/2022
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

We will open our office in Dublin for Culture Night on Friday 23rd September 2022, for the first time since 2019. The event is free and open to all. On the night, Rhythm Africana will perform live from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. They will bring a variety of traditional songs from all over Africa. A high-energy.....

Urgent action on climate change needed as 33 million displaced by flooding in Pakistan

  • Date: 29/08/2022
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

In Pakistan the government has declared a state of emergency as over 1,000 people have died, and more than 33 million people have been displaced following devastating monsoon rains. Karol Balfe, CEO of ActionAid Ireland said: “We are now watching the impact of climate change unfold before our eyes. Pakistan, the world’s fifth largest country,.....

ActionAid condemns Israeli raid of Palestinian human rights organisations

  • Date: 18/08/2022
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

Israeli forces have raided the offices of several Palestinian human rights advocacy groups, which they had previously labelled as “terrorist organisations”, closing them down and reportedly seizing assets and documents. These are organisations that actively document human rights violations committed by Israeli occupation in occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) and advocate for the rights of Palestinian.....