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Support ‘invisible children’ this Human Rights Day
Today, 49% of children in the world’s poorest countries are denied formal birth registration. Caption...
Read ArticleThe changing shape of human rights in Myanmar
By Catriona Knapman, Governance and Human Rights Officer, Myanmar Myanmar was once world renowned as a country wi...
Read ArticleSpeaking out about violence against women in Myanmar
By Sarah McCan, Trócaire Programme Manager in Myanmar In Myanmar, a country where a gathering of five or more people wa...
Read ArticleSpartan but safe refuge for those who flee Syria
By Liam Toland Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a city of about 2½ million people, a human labyrinth of religions and n...
Read ArticleKhalid’s Story: Helping Somali children chart a new future through the classroom
by Faith Kasina, Communications Officer, Somalia In a striped red and black jersey and oversized blue jeans, Khal...
Read ArticleFrom Cork to Bullee Dheela: How your donations make a difference
by Tamiru Legesse, Communications Officer, Ethiopia Tamiru Legesse from our Ethiopia office vis...
Read ArticleClimate change hitting Zimbabwe’s farmers hard
By Nelly Maonde, Zimbabwe Livelihoods & Humanitarian Programme Officer. Every year, life gets more difficult ...
Read ArticleFood Not Fuel – make your voice heard ahead of critical MEP vote
People are going hungry because crops are being used to fill our petrol tanks instead of feeding families. Biofuel...
Read ArticleSyria: a war that has lost any sense of humanity
By Maurice McQuillan, Trócaire’s Head of Humanitarian The images emerging from Syria this week have shocked the world...
Read ArticleThe Israeli Rabbi who pricks Israel’s conscience
Described as “the Rabbi who pricks Israel’s conscience”, Rabbi Arik Ascherman has made a name for himself as a man...
Read ArticleRefugees add to tensions in troubled land
By Najela Chahda director of the Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre I know what it’s like to lose everything....
Read Article‘Now there is love and unity in our home’ – tackling domestic violence in Uganda
By Tine Frank Trócaire is supporting programmes aimed at tackling domestic violence issues in Uganda, where 50% of wome...
Read ArticleAn uncertain world for Syrian babies born into war
As the world focuses on the birth of the royal baby in England, expectant mothers living through war wonder what type of...
Read ArticlePhoto Exhibition – ‘The long struggle for justice in Guatemala’
‘The long struggle for justice in Guatemala’ is a photo exhibition highlighting Trócaire’s work on hu...
Read ArticleAn oasis of hope for people affected by HIV in Mukuru
By Catherine Khamali, Kenya HIV Officer Trócaire is supporting a health clinic assisting the HIV positive community in ...
Read ArticleSeeking shelter in a cowshed: the life of a Syrian refugee
Eoghan Rice reports from Lebanon, as it struggles to cope with the scale of the Syrian crisis. Life in the Lebanese capi...
Read ArticleAlmost 6 million Syrian’s have been forced to flee their homes – hear Hoda’s story.
20 kilometres from the Syrian border, Eoghan Rice meets Hoda, a mother of three young children who has been forced to fl...
Read ArticleBy John Monaghan Long-time supporter John Monaghan from Belfast shares his experiences of volunteering with Tróc...
Read ArticleThe long fight for justice in Guatemala
By Sally O’Neill, Head of Region, Latin America Sally O’Neill reflects on Trócaire’s groundbreakin...
Read ArticleJustice in Guatemala as Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
By Elena Hermosa, Human Rights and Governance A tense silence gripped the room as Judge Jazmin Barrios began to read the...
Read ArticleHow water wells defeat hunger in Ethiopia
Blue skies may be top of an Irish person’s wish list for the summer, but in Ethiopia months of dry heat make it diffic...
Read ArticleBy Emmet Bergin, Regional Liaison Officer for Southern Africa Madonna and Malawi were in the news recently when the Mala...
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