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Text image demanding immediate action for Gaza's justice, safety, and peace, by ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe.
ActionAid Ireland is outraged by the staggering loss of 40,000 lives in Gaza

ActionAid Ireland today said it is outraged and heartbroken by the staggering loss of 40,000 lives in Gaza, 72 per cent of that figure women and children. ActionAid Ireland CEO Karol Balfe said: “This is a number that is incomprehensible

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Young people lead the way in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

ActionAid Ireland has highlighted the incredible contributions of young humanitarians in Gaza who have been working amid hellish conditions and against the odds to support people over the last ten months. Speaking on International Youth Day ActionAid Ireland CEO Karol

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ActionAid Ireland says Gaza residents are too malnourished to donate blood amid soaring hospital demand and widespread disease

ActionAid Ireland has said a hospital in northern Gaza is having to turn away potential blood donors, despite a huge demand for blood supplies to help the sick and injured, because volunteers are so weakened from malnutrition. Despite facing appalling

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New report highlights catastrophic conditions and aid delivery challenges in Gaza

The latest Humanitarian Snapshot Report from NGOs operating in Gaza, including ActionAid, has revealed an increase in dire conditions and overwhelming obstacles impeding aid efforts in the region. The report, covering the period from 13 to 29 July 2024, details

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ActionAid Ireland says humanitarian workers are delivering life-saving aid in Gaza despite perilous danger

ActionAid Ireland has said humanitarian workers in Gaza are continuing to deliver life-saving aid to people in need, despite facing enormous dangers and challenges as conditions further deteriorate. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said staff at partner organisations have described

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ActionAid Ireland welcomes historic ICJ ruling declaring Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory is unlawful

ActionAid Ireland has welcomed the historic judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which has declared that the Israeli Government’s continued occupation of the Palestinian territory is unlawful. The ICJ concluded that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the occupied

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