The Greek island of Lesbos has been a transit point for hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers. Moria refugee camp is a former detention centre with capacity for less than 3,000 people. Caoimhe Butterly meets some of the families caught up in the chaos and despair.
Mon, 02 Mar, 2020
Today, former Dublin GAA football manager Jim Gavin became the 82nd Freeman of Dublin.
Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
This antiquated practice is the worst form of gender inequality and it contravenes UN health, education, and economic targets, says Moha Ennaji.
Wed, 16 Oct, 2019
Climate change is increasing global hunger, with some countries worse off today than a decade ago, a new study shows.
Tue, 15 Oct, 2019
The seventh World Happiness Report, compiled by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked 156 countries in terms of happiness, with Ireland placing 16th on the list, down from 14th in the last report.
Wed, 20 Mar, 2019
The great American comedian George Carlin had a terrific routine in which he talked about the language used in American football, writes Michael Moynihan.
Mon, 12 Feb, 2018
The Government has donated an extra €9m in funding for areas hit by humanitarian crises across the globe.
Fri, 04 Aug, 2017
Norway is the happiest country on Earth, Americans are getting sadder, and it takes more than just money to be cheery, according to a new report.
Mon, 20 Mar, 2017
A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the “majestic” animal’s numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists warned.
Mon, 26 Sep, 2016
A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the "majestic" animal's numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists have warned.
Sun, 25 Sep, 2016
Ireland assisted in the relocation of just one refugee classed as an “unaccompanied minor”, from Greece between June 14 and July 11 of this year.
Wed, 10 Aug, 2016
Concern Worldwide’s Anne O’Mahony feels there are reasons to to be optimistic about 2016 but also sees many challenges ahead, especially if we all don’t work together.
Fri, 15 Jan, 2016
More than 1m refugees and migrants came to the EU this year, while almost 3,700 died or went missing in perilous journeys which reaped huge profit for smugglers, the International Organisation for Migration has said.
Wed, 23 Dec, 2015
Sat, 19 Dec, 2015
The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide is likely to have “far surpassed” a record 60m this year, mainly driven by the Syrian war and other protracted conflicts, the UNsaid.
Pope Francis has told crowds gathered at the main mosque of Central African Republic’s capital that Muslims and Christians are brothers, and must live as such.
Mon, 30 Nov, 2015
Pope Francis yesterday arrived in Central African Republic, making the final stop of his first trip to Africa.
Fri, 27 Nov, 2015
It is the Western powers’ strategy of training, funding, and arming ‘moderate’ jihadists to fight against the ‘radicals’ that is now backfiring with deadly consequences, writes Brahma Chellaney
Thu, 19 Nov, 2015
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Wed, 14 Oct, 2015
The fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army is sick and in retreat from an international manhunt, defectors claim.
Mon, 06 Jul, 2015
Appeal for cThe UN’s food agency is cutting back on assistance to thousands of Syrian refugees after an appeal for a ceasefire to enable Syrians feed themselves went unheeded, World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Ertharin Cousin said.easefire so Syrians could feed selves went unheeded
Sat, 04 Jul, 2015
Almost 60m people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the UN refugee agency said.
Fri, 19 Jun, 2015
Dominic MacSorley, CEO of Concern Worldwide, says 60m have been uprooted from their homes by war and poverty. World Refugee Day should give us pause for thought
An investigation of alleged child sex abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic has begun, Paris prosecutors said.
Fri, 08 May, 2015
France is investigating allegations of child abuse in Central African Republic by soldiers that it sent there to stem an outbreak of sectarian killing, officials said.
Fri, 01 May, 2015
French President Francois Hollande has vowed tough punishment for any soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting children in the Central African Republic.
Thu, 30 Apr, 2015
Almost 30 countries are highly vulnerable to an ebola-style epidemic which could jeopardise the future of millions of children, a charity has warned.
Tue, 03 Mar, 2015
A commander in warlord Joseph Kony’s feared militia is making his first appearance before an International Criminal Court judge.
Mon, 26 Jan, 2015
The UN children’s agency declared 2014 a devastating year for children with as many as 15m caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories.
Tue, 09 Dec, 2014
Concern in Sierra Leone have buried thousands of bodies in the last few weeks from the ebola virus. Even if you hate the song — buy it, urges Dominic McSorley
Wed, 26 Nov, 2014
Rhinos are in the news and for all the wrong reasons. Suni, a northern white rhino, was found dead at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on October 17.
Mon, 24 Nov, 2014
Ireland has one of the lowest rates of contraceptive use in the EU while births to teenage mothers remain among the highest.
Tue, 18 Nov, 2014
Four people with fever considered at risk for ebola were being tested in Spain yesterday for the virus, including one who arrived on an Air France jet that was isolated at Madrid’s airport as a precaution, officials said.
Fri, 17 Oct, 2014
France will join the US-led airstrikes targeting extremists in Iraq as part of an expanding international effort to combat the Islamic State group, Iraq’s new prime minister has said.
Fri, 12 Sep, 2014
More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after the Second World War, as people fled crises from Syria to South Sudan, the UN refugee agency said.
Sat, 21 Jun, 2014
Lest we forget, US-led Western military aggression in Afghanistan and the Middle East created chaos, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and human rights abuses.
Mon, 16 Jun, 2014
We cannot afford to wait for world leaders to solve our problems but instead unite to force them to act, and act fast, writes Michel Rocard.
Mon, 02 Jun, 2014
Extremism is a threat to the futures of our young people and to our security, writes Tony Blair.
Wed, 28 May, 2014
Islamic militants who prompted global outrage over the kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls have opened fire on a busy marketplace, killing hundreds in a new spasm of violence in Nigeria’s north-east.
Thu, 08 May, 2014
Delegates at the World Economic Forum on Africa will be isolated from reality on the ground, says Pascal Fletcher.
Wed, 07 May, 2014
The diplomat who was president of the UN Security Council in April 1994 apologised today for the council’s refusal to recognise that genocide was taking place in Rwanda and for doing nothing to halt the slaughter of more than one million people.
Wed, 16 Apr, 2014
As Sky’s top foreign reporter, Alex Crawford has ridden rebel trucks in Libya and trekked across mountains to meet Taliban officials. She tells Alex Clark why the hardest part of the job is returning to her spouse and four children
Thu, 27 Mar, 2014
Two Irish technology companies have signed deals worth a total of 3.5 million euro with major French partners.
Thu, 13 Mar, 2014
Troops from several EU countries will begin deploying in the strife-torn Central African Republic next month, a French official said yesterday.
Mon, 17 Feb, 2014
Germany’s US and European allies welcome Berlin’s promise of a more robust foreign and security policy, but with no appetite at home for troops to fight, it may mean little more than extra logistical help and tougher rhetoric.
Mon, 03 Feb, 2014
French president François Hollande met Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine’s report about an alleged affair with an actress.
Sat, 25 Jan, 2014
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