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Humanitarian

East Africa drought crisis continues out of the media spotlight

Earlier this year, we launched a humanitarian appeal to support people affected by the ongoing drought crisis in East Af...

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Humanitarian

Irish Aid ships 75 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Somalia

Somalia is the world’s most fragile state. Decades of conflict and recurrent drought have forced millions from their h...

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Somalia

Imagine if you had never had your first day at school

Somalia is one of the most inaccessible countries on earth and children are growing up through war, drought and famine. ...

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Somalia

Today’s humanitarian emergencies must learn from Somalia’s history

Trócaire has worked in Somalia since the famine of 1992 and it is one of the most difficult situations we have ever fac...

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Ethiopia

East Africa hunger crisis in 5 stark numbers

​Prolonged drought is causing a widespread hunger crisis across East African countries. Somalia, South Sudan and parts...

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Humanitarian

Cholera and hunger threaten Somalia

“I was on my knees fixing IV drips to people’s arms as they lay on the ground,” said Abdi Tari Ali, who works for ...

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Climate change

70 million hit by extreme food shortages

Extreme food shortages are occurring across a number of African countries, with large areas of East Africa worst affecte...

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Somalia

Somali Government pledges to pass legislation banning Female Genital Mutilation

Trócaire and fellow Irish charity Ifrah Foundation took part in a high level conference on FGM...

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Humanitarian

Award recognises Trócaire’s healthcare work in Somalia

Trócaire Somalia has received an award acknowledging its health care delivery in Gedo Region for the last two deca...

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Resource Rights

Recovering from TB and malnutrition in Somalia

Fardoza sits on her father’s arms, looking on as he talks with a doctor from Luuq hospital in Gedo, Somalia. She’s o...

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Somalia

Avoiding home births to reduce maternal deaths in Gedo, Somalia

Caption: Traditional Birth Attendant, Binta Ibrahim, with Fatuma Kassim, a new mother she helped refer to deliver at the...

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Somalia

Life at Malmaley Primary School, Somalia

“It is my hope and prayer to see a stable Somalia where children can progress in their education and teachers are ...

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Human Rights

Support ‘invisible children’ this Human Rights Day

Today, 49% of children in the world’s poorest countries are denied formal birth registration.    Caption...

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Somalia

Khalid’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...

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Somalia

Starving to death in a world of plenty

Sitting behind a table facing a crowded room of journalists, Mark Bowden, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for So...

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