“Nobody should have to choose between a secure job and a safe planet” @1teresaanderson.bsky.social, ActionAid’s Global Lead on Climate Justice explains why funding for a #JustTransition is absolutely crucial to ensure climate adaption doesn’t accidently push people into poverty.

10 years after Paris — Europe’s biggest diplomatic win — EU risks showing up at #COP30 with words, not leadership. Europe can still act: → Support a Just Transition Mechanism → Back tripling adaptation finance by 2030 Not new ambitions — just what’s needed for credibility! tinyurl.com/ys2eknef

ActionAid Ireland has described the EU Foreign Affairs Council failure today to act on suspending Israel’s preferential trade agreement as a betrayal of its own commitments to human rights and international law.

Listen back to Mahesh Badal, ActionAid Nepal, and @karolbalfe.bsky.social speaking to the Climate Ambassador podcast about the realities of climate change in the Global South, following the publication of ActionAid's The Hidden Truth report. open.spotify.com/episode/3a7Y...

Read our full statement here: actionaid.ie/ceasefire-an...

One month on from the devastating 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan, ActionAid is still working tirelessly to meet the needs of earthquake survivors, like Fatima*, whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed, many of whom are living in tents. *Name changed to protect her identity

Next week’s budget is Ireland’s chance to show real global solidarity with women and girls living in some of poorest places in the world— at a time when too many countries are turning their backs on overseas aid. Read more: actionaid.ie/official-dev... #livesontheline

"The EU is making moves that would trample on hard-fought protections meant to prevent catastrophic workplace tragedies and environmental abuses. Ireland should stand up against that effort." Read Cillian Quinn's piece in today's TheJournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...

"You cannot abuse a system that doesn't work in the first place." ActionAid Ireland Policy and Programme Manager Cillian Quinn's letter in the Irish Times today.

Activists across Europe are taking to the streets to demand greater regulation of bad behaviour by big corporations. The protests are at an attempt by the EU to gut hard fought protections within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The Irish government must reject these rollbacks!

In today's @irishtimes.com our incredible colleague Riham Jafari discusses how recognition of the Palestine state is hollow without action. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

A powerful message from @ActionAid mobilisations in Nigeria: Far more of the world's money is going to the causes of climate change, not the solutions. 💸🌍🔥 This is absurd. We call on governments to shift the finance flows. #FundOurFuture, not the crisis! #ClimateFinance #FundTheFuture #COP30

#DrawTheLine mobilisations in Tanzania sent the message that communities on the front lines of the climate crisis demand bold, just and people-centred action. ✊ On bikes, and with symbolic trees in bottles attached to air masks they called for renewables, #JustTransition & #FundOurFuture. 🌍

#DrawTheLine mobilisations in Nigeria join the Global Week of Action today calling for #JustTransition, #Agroecology and to #FundOurFuture, not the crisis!

#DrawTheLine climate justice actions calling for #JustTransition and to #FundTheFuture not the crisis, come to Hargeisa in Somaliland! 😍✊🌍

The Global Week of Action calling for climate justice hits the streets in Senegal, Kenya, Sierra Leone and beyond 😍✊🌍 #FundOurFuture #DrawTheLine #JustTransition #Agroecology

ActionAid is one of 22 aid organisations calling on world leaders to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Farmers feed the world! #COP30 must deliver a #JustTransition in agriculture so that farmers’ views can shape climate action in the food sector. #JustTransitionRising #Agroecology #DrawTheLine

A new report "Trading with Illegal settlements" reveals how trade with illegal Israeli settlements by EU companies are directly contributing to the humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland must pass the Occupied Territories Bill in full. actionaid.ie/trading-with...

Today, the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. This is not the time for words. We now need urgent action from governments. Arms exports to Israel must be banned, sanctions imposed, and Israeli must be held accountable.

The time for talk is over, the government must take action and pass the Occupied Territories Bill - in full. We joined 45+ organistions and groups to call on the government to stop delaying and pass the Bill, ensuring services are included!

Did you get a chance to read our latest ActionTimes newsletter? This edition focuses on period poverty — from Uganda’s refugee settlements to the crisis in Gaza. Read more: actionaid.ie/support-girl...

Gaza City reoccupation threatens 50% of our local partners in Gaza and puts starving pregnant women at extreme risk. Conditions are deteriorating by the hour, with many members of staff facing a harrowing reality. Listen back to Riham Jafari on RTE Drivetime (55 minutes) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The government needs to take action at the upcoming UN General Assembly to protect the people of Gaza.

ActionAid condemns US government sanctions on Palestinian human rights groups. We stand in solidarity and call on governments & civil society to oppose this assault on rights & dissent.

❗️A 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on 31 Aug, killing 2,200+ & affecting 14,400 people in remote areas. ActionAid is on the ground delivering food, hygiene kits, blankets & cash support to families who lost everything. Donate here➡️actionaid.ie/afghanistan-earthquake-appeal/

In these extremely difficult times, we are so grateful for your continued support which is helping change lives across the world. You can read more in our most recently published newsletter actionaid.ie/support-girl...

Listen back to Srikanta Misra, the Country Director of ActionAid Afghanistan, speaking to Morning Ireland about the devastating earthquake that hit Afghanistan on Sunday. (26minutes) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Following the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan we are racing against time to provide urgent medical care, food, clean water, and search and rescue equipment to the areas they are needed most. Please help rush emergency aid to those most affected by donating now. actionaid.ie/afghanistan-...

🚨 A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on 31 August, devastating communities in Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman. More than 1,411 people have died and over 3,124 are injured, and the numbers are expected to rise. More than 12,000 people are affected and 5,412 homes have been destroyed.

A week after famine in #Gaza was confirmed, doctors warn pregnant women face severe complications from starvation & lack of medicine. At Al Awda Hospital, 70–75% of 300 women seen daily are malnourished. ActionAid urges a permanent #ceasefire & end to the blocking of aid.

🤲 Getting aid into Gaza is near impossible. ActionAid works via cash transfers so local partners can provide water, shelter and support. Supplies are scarce, prices soaring, crossings shut. Where we once reached 100, now we reach 40 - but we keep going. ▶️ actionaid.ie/gaza

The IPC confirmed famine in Gaza last week. Today, another hospital was bombed - killing civilians and journalists. We cannot look away. This is genocide unfolding in real time. Governments must act. Palestinian lives matter. #CeasefireNow

Famine (IPC Phase 5) has been confirmed in Gaza. 500,000+ face catastrophic hunger. ActionAid calls for an immediate ceasefire and full humanitarian access. Read more: actionaid.org/news/2025/ac...

🌍Today is World Humanitarian Day. On this day, we celebrate humanitarian workers. We honour their resilience and call for the protection of all humanitarian workers and the space they need to operate safely. #ActForHumanity #WorldHumanitarianDay

🔴Gender justice isn’t just laws on paper - it’s about shifting power and transforming lives. Through the Irish Aid supported WRP III, we work with ActionAid Ethiopia to equip women & girls with knowledge, support & collective power to demand change. 🔗 actionaid.ie/fighting-for...

🗣️Meet Genet Shume, Programme Director at ActionAid Ethiopia. From offering free legal aid to women and children to decades of advocacy, her fight for gender justice has always been rooted in equality. Read her story here 👉 actionaid.ie/fighting-for...

🚨 Israel threatens to ban aid orgs as starvation deepens in #Gaza. In July, 60+ aid requests from NGOs were denied - food & medicine worth millions are stuck. We need open crossings, UN access, protection of aid workers. We need a ceasefire. Statement: actionaid.org/news/2025/ga...

“Carbon credits simply do not work.” In today’s Irish Times, ActionAid CEO Karol Balfe exposes the dark truth: carbon markets fail to cut emissions & often harm communities — all while enabling corporate greenwashing. Read here: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

❗️Families evicted from international protection centres either face unsuitable emergency housing or a challenging rental market. The government must act now to support them. Read the op-ed by our policy and programmes coordinator Cillian Quinn here: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

ActionAid Ireland condemns Israel’s occupation of Gaza City - a dangerous escalation that will forcibly displace even more Palestinians. Ireland & the EU must act now. We demand an immediate, permanent ceasefire. ✍️ Sign the petition: lnkd.in/e29PRuBN

“We are leaving a shameful legacy. One where the world failed to stop genocide and man-made famine”. Powerful words on the horror in Gaza from our CEO @karolbalfe.bsky.social in the Irish Mail on Sunday. Link to read: www.pressreader.com/uk/the-irish...

We welcome findings in the Foreign Affairs Committee report. To meet obligations under international law, ALL trade with the illegal Israeli settlements must end. We call on the Irish government to pass this crucial legislation immediately when Dáil Éireann resumes in September.

🔉 Our colleague Alaa from ActionAid Palestine was interviewed in RTE about the IPC confirmed famine unfolding in Gaza. Every moment of delay costs lives, the deliberate starvation in Gaza by the Israeli authorities must end now. Listen to the powerful interview here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

“People are no longer afraid of air strikes, they are afraid of starvation.” Our colleague Alaa Abu Samara in Gaza shares the brutal reality. Civilians face a slow, deliberate hunger. We must keep pressing the Irish Government to act. 🔗: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

The man-made mass starvation imposed on Gaza by Israel has created a humanitarian catastrophe. These quotes represent a sliver of what our partners are reporting. "Humanitarian breaks" are not enough. We must push for an immediate, permanent ceasefire and an unhindered flow of aid into Gaza.

ActionAid Ireland is deeply concerned about the recent military escalations in Cambodia. We call for an immediate ceasefire, restraint from all parties involved, and a peaceful, long-term resolution to the conflict. Read more here: actionaid.org/news/2025/ac...

The EU has shamefully decided not to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. Along with Amnesty International Ireland, we demand no special EU treatment for Israel. Join us in calling out the Irish government. Take action here: www.amnesty.ie/taoiseach_ta...

ActionAid signed this letter, along with 100 other organisations, calling out this moment of mass starvation in Gaza. Read more here: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Each day, we get to a point of horror in Gaza we thought unimaginable. Read our CEO @karolbalfe.bsky.social's opinion piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social urging the Irish Government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill here: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...