The Irish Emergency Alliance: All you need to know

  • Date: 22/09/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

Hazera gets her temperature taken outside ActionAid’s women-friendly space in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Fabeha Monir/ActionAid

ActionAid petitions Irish Government to End FGM by 2030

  • Date: 03/09/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, ActionAid launched a public petition to urge the Government of Ireland to commit to ending FGM in Ireland by 2030. We received almost 10,500 signatures. The support for this call has been resounding. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to present these signatures to our.....

ActionAid responds to the devastating blast in Beirut

  • Date: 06/08/2020
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

ActionAid is shocked and saddened by the horrific explosion in Beirut and our thoughts are with those affected. With at least 100 people dead within hours and thousands more injured, we expect the death toll will rise and the devastating damage to the capital city will leave hundreds of thousands homeless. Spokesperson Caroline McCausland, County.....