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EU needs to treat the unprecedented European migration crisis as a humanitarian emergency
Trócaire has called on the EU to treat the unprecedented European migration crisis as a humanitarian emergency and comm...
Read ArticleA new freezer, a new way of earning a living
María is one of the people who has benefited from a community freezer provided by Trócaire partner ElectricAid. The w...
Read ArticleA community in Nicaragua lights up
Danelia Altamirano Nuñez is 60 years old and a member of a group of organised women. She lives in the community of Las...
Read ArticleTrócaire responding to flooding in Myanmar
Trócaire is responding to flooding in Myanmar that has affected over 330,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless...
Read ArticleWexford events raise €170,000 for Nepal
A group of people from Wexford who were in Nepal when the country was hit by an earthquake in April have raised over €...
Read ArticleNo clarity on how governments will finance poverty reduction goals
The Financing for Development Summit in Addis Ababa has ended disappointingly, with wealthy countries refusing to sign-u...
Read ArticleIrish Government must show leadership in Addis
Irish Government must recommit to 0.7% GNI in overseas aid at the UN Financing for Development conference, says Trócair...
Read ArticleGaza: Not a single home has been rebuilt
One year ago, the Gaza strip was ravaged by an Israeli military operation (‘Protective Edge’) that lasted 50 da...
Read ArticleMajor conference calls for immediate action on climate change
This week Trócaire, Maynooth University and St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, co-hosted a major two-day conference...
Read ArticleRose Hogan, Trócaire’s policy advisor on sustainable agriculture, reports from Guatemala on the global lessons that c...
Read ArticleUpdate on Trócaire’s work in DRC
Sorcha Fennell reports on a recent visit to Trócaire-funded projects in Bunia in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (...
Read ArticleThe Power of Poetry – winners of the 2015 poetry competition
By Trish Groves, Campaigns Officer 2015 marks the fourth annual poetry competition run by Trócaire and Poetry Ireland. ...
Read ArticleBy Sean Farrell I recently spent a month in Sierra Leone supporting Trócaire’s emergency response to the Ebola crisis...
Read ArticleIs Sierra Leone on the verge of being declared Ebola-free?
Update: Since this blog was written, five new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Sierra Leone. By Joanne O’Flan...
Read ArticleTrócaire staff evacuated from district in South Sudan
Trócaire has been forced to evacuate three staff members from an area of South Sudan as a result of heavy fighting.&nbs...
Read ArticleMy friends in Susiya should not have their homes destroyed
By Emmet Sheerin, Trócaire Campaigns Officer If your home was set to be demolished and your village wiped-off the ...
Read ArticleWe need a Climate Bill with ambition
By Jerry Mac Evilly, Trócaire Policy Officer An international environmental legal organisation has found significant fa...
Read ArticleLife-saving vaccines for children in the Nuba Mountains
by Reiseal Ni Cheilleachair As ‘World Immunisation Week’ draws to an end, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has sa...
Read ArticleInspiring voices from the latest Climate Conversation
Trócaire and Christian Aid brought together members of different faith groups and green initiatives to talk about the i...
Read ArticleKeep the pressure on for a strong Climate Bill
The Dail is on the verge of passing an extremely weak Climate Change Bill that has no specific carbon reduction targets....
Read ArticleA new generation of climate activists
By Jen Murphy, Development Education Coordinator Trócaire engages with school students of all ages through...
Read ArticlePresident of Ireland marks retirement of Trócaire’s Sally O’Neill
Yesterday, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, marked the retirement of leading human rights advocate and ...
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