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Syria & Lebanon

Syria war: Russia and Syria air strikes ‘kill 33’

Trócaire is gravely concerned with the latest reports that at least 33 people were killed and more than 100 wounded by ...

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Humanitarian

Ireland should push for peace as Idlib air strikes begin

The people trapped in Idlib are afraid of a major military offensive similar to Aleppo, and a potential chemical weapons...

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Syria & Lebanon

Update from the Future of Syria conference

Representatives from three local Syrian organisations Trócaire supports met with Minister Ciaran Cannon at the Brussels...

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Humanitarian

A Push for Peace in Syria at international conference

The Future of Syria conference, which takes place in Brussels, is an opportunity to address the funding gap for urg...

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Humanitarian

Still no shelter for Syrian refugees

Over 6 million are displaced in Syria, with a further 5.5 million having fled the country. Most of the refugees are livi...

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Humanitarian

Civilians will continue to pay the price for political failure in Syria

End the failure in Syria Trócaire Executive Director Éamonn Meehan said: “The use of chemical gases and nerve agents...

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Syria & Lebanon

Are the international structures that govern and police the world today fit for purpose?

Almost 70 years ago, with Europe still lying in ruins, a set of ‘rules’ –  the Geneva Conventions –...

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Refugees

Seven years on: Remembering the origins of the crisis in Syria

Origins of the conflict This protracted conflict has killed more than 500,000 people and contributed to the largest refu...

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Humanitarian

Voices from Damascus: ‘we are trying to stay alive’

Lubna Alkanawati, who runs Women Now, a centre to support women affected by the conflict, wrote:  ‘Our colleagues...

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Humanitarian

Partners in Syria suspend programmes after airstrikes

On February 6, a centre run by Women Now, a partner organisation of Trócaire who provide support and training to women ...

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Palestine & Israel

New exhibition of expressive art by Syrian and Palestinian refugee women

Home to an estimated 40,000 refugees, Shatila refugee camp occupies a small one square kilometre site just outside Beiru...

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Humanitarian

Senseless killing of 26 year old humanitarian worker in Syria

Trócaire condemns the killing of a young humanitarian worker, Malak Khoubia (26), in Damascus, Syria, as fears grow of ...

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Access to Justice

How Donald Trump’s Executive Order counters international law

By Julian Waagensen, Trócaire Policy & Advocacy Adviser President Trump’s Executive Order on refugees and immigra...

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Humanitarian

How you can help people in Syria

The slaughter in Aleppo has highlighted the appalling suffering endured by the Syrian people over the last five years. V...

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Refugees

Pray for peace in Syria: a message from Caritas Syria

Please find below urgent message from our partner in Syria, Caritas Syria. “When we hear the news talking about th...

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Humanitarian

4000 promises: One year on

Only 311 Syrian refugees have been taken in by Ireland, despite Government promise last year to welcome 4000. #4000promi...

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Humanitarian

Damascus report: “I’ve no choice but to stay”

Trócaire’s Niall O’Keeffe, Head of Region – Asia and Middle East, writes about a recent visit to Damascus in...

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Humanitarian

Five years of war: end the suffering in Syria

On March 15 2011, pro-democracy protests took place in the southern city of Deraa in Syria. The protests were in respons...

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Humanitarian

International Migrants Day: Stories from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan

Refugees crossing into Europe by land and sea are set to hit the one million mark over the coming days. As temperatures ...

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