Escalating attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have sparked an explosion of sexual violence against women and girls in the first months of 2025, reported ActionAid Ireland. Data collected by ActionAid’s teams in North and South Kivu shows a near 700% increase in reports of sexual violence between February and.....

Following the publication of the IPC snapshot on Gaza, ActionAid Ireland emphasises the urgent need for immediate international intervention. Despite weeks of desperate warnings, the long aid blockade in Gaza is pushing the already beleaguered population to a devastating human catastrophe. This entirely man-made crisis has been allowed to escalate to the horrifying point where.....

ActionAid Ireland has expressed its abhorrence at the Israeli plan to control and condition the distribution of aid to the people of Gaza, who are already on the verge of starvation due to two-month long blockade. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said today: “We are horrified by news that the Israeli military, which is already.....