ActionAid's partner WEFAQ distributing hot food and fresh fruit and vegetables. Rafa, Gaza

On World Humanitarian Day, ActionAid Ireland calls for better protection of aid workers who risk their lives daily in Gaza
  • Date: 19/08/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

On World Humanitarian Day, ActionAid Ireland has called for better protection of aid workers who risk their lives daily to serve their communities, especially across war torn Gaza. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said  courageous aid workers in Gaza are continuing to provide lifesaving aid every day, despite facing relentless bombardment and the loss of loved ones.....

ActionAid Ireland is outraged by the staggering loss of 40,000 lives in Gaza
  • Date: 15/08/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

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 – every life lost is an individual tragedy. But this is not an inevitable tragedy......

Young people lead the way in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
  • Date: 12/08/2024
  • Author: ActionAid Ireland

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 Balfe said: “Young people supported by ActionAid and its partners in Gaza have been leading the humanitarian response in their communities, mobilising quickly.....