Violence against women in public places has become a ‘global epidemic’, according to the ActionAid charity.

Ireland's tax treaties are costing developing countries millions of euro according to a new report.

Equality, not nationalism, was at the heart of the struggle, says Ben Philips

Aid agencies and rights groups have accused the Government of shutting them out of efforts to tackle the refugee crisis.

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Authorities in Sierra Leone said yesterday that another doctor there has tested positive for ebola, marking a setback for efforts to keep desperately needed health care workers safe in the West African country ravaged by the deadly virus.

Human rights organisation, ActionAid Ireland, has unveiled a new video to launch its ’Safe Cities for Women in Ireland’ campaign.

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The biofuel industry won an important vote in the European Parliament when a cap on fuel from food crops was set at the upper limit.

ActionAid Ireland ambassador Sharon ní Bheolain helped launch the ‘Every Child’ campaign today.

ON Thursday representatives of states from around the world will gather to sign an agreement aimed at strengthening the protection of economic, social and cultural rights for individuals.

Aid agencies today warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of Congo after fierce fighting between the government and rebel forces.

Former President Mary Robinson today warned world leaders that they have an obligation to tackle the global food crisis.

The generosity of Irish donors could prevent a chronic food shortage from taking the lives of thousands of hungry people, an aid agency claimed today.

A UN food summit promised late yesterday to relieve hunger threatening one billion people, but anti-poverty campaigners said rich countries needed to commit to long-term action to boost food output and free up trade.

Italian superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli is following in Radiohead's footsteps by releasing a video directly to fans at the price they feel like paying.

India’s widespread practice of aborting female foetuses is a “national shame,” the prime minister said today.

Chelsea are to strongly defend themselves against two Football Association charges relating to the conduct of their players and assistant coach Steve Clarke.

The G8 leaders pledged today to lift Africa out of poverty and proposed a $60bn plan to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is today set to open an innovative, environmentally-friendly school she funded with the South African government.

As Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest Hollywood blockbuster gives cinema-goers an insight into Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war, a leading aid agency is calling on people across the UK to help the real life victims of the conflict.

A South African fruit picker today made a passionate plea to Tesco directors in a bid to improve pay and conditions for an army of farm workers.

A ROAD crash that sparked a deadly riot in the Afghan capital occurred because a military truck lost its brakes as it was coming down a hill and ploughed into a line of cars, the US military said yesterday.

A draft agreement under discussion by World Trade Organisation trade negotiators in Hong Kong today suggested eliminating all farm export subsidies by 2010.

Dublin’s move from 'fair city' to 'Fairtrade city' looks set to go ahead this week, with cross-party support for a bid to become Europe’s first Fairtrade capital.

HOPES for a historic deal to end poverty in Africa look set to be dashed at this week’s Gleneagles summit, unless the leaders of the rich world are ready to be more generous on aid and debt relief, development charities warned yesterday.

British charities today launched a massive emergency appeal to help the victims of the tsunamis which have devastated countries around the Indian Ocean.

The global fight against AIDS is falling short and leaders need to act as women bear the brunt of the killer disease, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday.

OSCAR-WINNING actress Emma Thompson yesterday accused western governments of “psychotic detachment” in failing to fund the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria in poor countries.

International aid groups today appealed for a pause in the US-led bombing in Afghanistan to allow urgent food deliveries for the winter.