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Women’s Leadership in Humanitarian Contexts

On Tuesday 9th April, ActionAid held an event with the Development Studies Association of Ireland on “Women’s Leadership in Humanitarian Contexts.” On the day speakers from ActionAid, Trinity College Dublin, and Plan International presented interesting topics for debate among the

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Press Release: Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition alarm at ending of Naval rescue mission in Mediterranean

Responding to reports that the Irish Naval presence in the Mediterranean will cease and Operation Sophia will be downscaled and end in six months, the Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition (IRMC) today expressed serious concerns. The Coalition comprises 23 organisations

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Two students come out on top in ActionAid Speech Writing Competition National Final

Clodagh Boyce, a student at St Joseph’s Mercy Secondary School in Navan and Kirsten Soney-Ituen, a student at Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach in Carlow have won the national ActionAid Speech Writing Competition 2019. The Final, held in the Royal Irish Academy in

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The dowry system and child marriage

A group of school going young boys and girls in Parsa, Nepal have taken upon themselves to rid their village of child marriage. We spoke with them during our annual programme monitoring and learning visit. We wanted to understand the

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From Kenya to Dublin

A special Thank You evening On Tuesday, 9th April 2019 at 6pm we will be celebrating our long-standing relationship with ActionAid Kenya with an event in Wood Quay in Dublin City Centre. We will be joined by the inspirational Executive

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ActionAid welcome increased focus on gender equality within new Irish Aid white paper ‘A Better World’

A Better World Today Irish Aid, the Irish Government’s programme for overseas development, launched their latest white paper ‘A Better World’. The White Paper was launched by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and

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