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Friday 4 December 2020
Pat Hume, the wife of civil rights leader John Hume, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Awards at tonight’s ceremony.
Colm Doyle has written a book about his time mediating between Serb and Croat leaders during the Bosnian War.
Irish people have responded to emergencies in Iraq, Libya and Africa, to name a few.
The UN has described the situation in DR Congo as the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world.
Donald Trump’s presidency is a tumultuous soap opera, but it’s making us ignore real humanitarian disasters, writes Dominic MacSorley.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East.
Dozens of civilians have been killed in the crises.
The UN has warned Temen is on the brink of a famine caused by conflict.
Aid work is very full on – you work, live and socialise with your colleagues. But, cheesy as it sounds, I do really believe in what we’re doing here.
World Humanitarian Day takes place on 19 August.
Kiev had a change of heart this morning over the Russian convoy, saying it will let the aid in once it has been inspected.
Ukraine also reported that several of its positions were still coming under mortar fire from Russian territory.
The resolution came during a lull in fighting in Gaza early today, as the Mulsim Eid al-Fitr festival begins.
Charlie Flanagan calls for immediate ceasefire to conflict in Gaza, and urges all sides involved in the Ukraine conflict to cooperate on MH17 inquiry.
Six people have died today, including a man and a woman injured in air strikes yesterday.
In marking the 20th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we should also look to conflicts in Central African Republic and South Sudan, writes Joe Costello TD.
A new report has highlighted a number of problems, including lack of autonomy of the applicants.
Horrific reports of violence have poured out of the Central African Republic this week – with summary executions and mass displacement terrifying civilian communities, writes MSF Director Jane-Ann McKenna.
“You can see the little children when it starts to rain, you can see the fear in their eyes, that what they thought was the end of the world but managed to survive is coming back for them.”
It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.
Using chemical weapons and targeting innocent civilians are war crimes. But so is silence – and every day we sit back while this slaughter continues is another day that we have facilitated the killing of innocent people, writes Maurice McQuillan.
From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.
Michael D Higgins says it is a time to reflect on our shared past, celebrate Ireland’s unique culture and heritage, and show our gratitude to all those who have been of assistance to Irish people at home and abroad.
Seven million people have died as a result of war in DR Congo since 1998 – making it the one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, said the Minister for Trade and Development.
Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo.
Dominic MacSorley has been named as the humanitarian agency’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective from next month.
The guru is visiting Dublin for a free event run today and tomorrow.
On World Humanitarian Day, Concern Director in Kenya Anne O’Mahony writes from Nairobi on tackling the underlying causes of vulnerability to the worst effects of manmade and natural shocks.
The body of 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale, who had been working for the Red Cross, was found four months after he was kidnapped.
Catherine Ashton declares the EU’s support for a Joint Operations Centre to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army.
The African Union has said it will step up the hunt for the Ugandan rebel leader and his men.
Protesters are calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Sudan to prevent a major crisis from developing.
Meanwhile, the organisation says it has received the bodies of Western journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik.
The ICRC says Syrian authorities have given it the green light to enter Baba Amr tomorrow.
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The tents and blankets were sent in the wake of the devastating typhoon which killed over 1,000 earlier this month.
The Irish aid agency is providing humanitarian assistance to thousands of people who fled violence in neighbouring Sudan.
Families at makeshift camps say that once photographers leave, they are forced to hand over their food aid.
A photo-essay from Oxfam in Ethiopia and a first-hand account from a Concern worker in Somalia paint a stark picture of the worst drought in the Horn of Africa in 60 years.
A brutal government crackdown continues in Syria with Turkey dealing with the growing number of refugees crossing its borders.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
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