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It’s time for polluters to #PayUp4LossAndDamage

Help us to demand action from our leaders. The effects of climate change are becoming more destructive every year. Unfortunately, in the aftermath of climate disasters women and girls living in poverty are particularly at risk of hunger, starvation, violence,

Calling all young people to challenge global injustice

ActionAid Ireland is calling for young people aged 14 to 18 to write a five-minute speech for the ActionTalks national speech writing competition. The top prize for the national winner is a €500 voucher. The competition, now in its ninth

ActionAid Ireland response to Budget 2023

We must take much more radical action on climate change and challenge austerity globally to deliver women’s rights. ActionAid Ireland welcomes the increase of the overseas aid budget of €177 million, bringing the budget to €1.2 billion in Budget 2023.

Transforming Education – Make education an urgent global priority

Transforming Education Summit For the first time ever, global leaders are gathering in New York for a summit focused only on education. The UN’s Transforming Education Summit is a recognition both of the scale of the global crisis in education.

Culture Night 2022

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

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

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

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