The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed 50m people. It would spread much more rapidly today, and recent outbreaks of ebola and yellow fever are a warning to us all, say Gro Harlem Brundtland and Elhadj As Sy.

Governments worldwide must start thinking ahead and increase funding at community, national, and international levels to shore up health systems and prevent the spread of outbreaks, writes Gro Harlem Brundtland

Participants and organisers at dance classes in Cork Migrant Centre tell Ellie O’Byrne how it’s a win-win set-up for all concerned

Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo say that two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in Goma have been declared “cured”.

UNICEF have announced plans to vaccinate 67,000 children in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Silence from the global community on a “direct assault” on the international criminal justice system by “ill-wishers” is not tactical and sends the wrong signal, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has warned.

BMW will buy cobalt directly from mines in Australia and Morocco to ensure the metal purchased for its electric vehicles is sourced ‘responsibly’, according to the head of procurement at the German car maker.

Nadege Kibamba, from the Democratic Republic of Congo but with an address at the North Circular Road, Dublin 7 admitted the benefit fraud.

Caroline O’Doherty speaks with an Irish aid worker in one of Africa’s most volatile regions that has been hit with an outbreak of the ebola virus

From all corners of the island, across all demographics, and on a wide range of issues, grassroots activism has gone mainstream. From first-time marchers to advocates with decades of experience, campaigners have made their political power felt this year, writes Joyce Fegan

With global waste generation set to increase by as much as 70% by 2050, the world must act swiftly to avoid a catastrophe, write Mahmoud Mohieldin, Sameh Wahba, and Silpa Kaza Mahmoud

Concern is rising about a member of staff from an Irish human rights group, who has been detained in Burundi.

The death of at least 14 UN peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo is another tragic reminder that these humanitarian missions are not without considerable risk.

A train crash has killed at least 34 people and injured 26 others in Lualaba province in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hundreds of thousands of illegal prescription drugs have been found by authorities in an international one-week blitz on the illicit trade.

UN human rights investigators have warned of ethnic cleansing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, documenting the recent killings of more than 250 people, including 62 children.

The Government has donated an extra €9m in funding for areas hit by humanitarian crises across the globe.

The number of asylum seekers in direct provision accommodation decreased by almost 6% last year.

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Armed men have attacked a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni.

Progress has been made but malaria remains a serious threat to the wellbeing of millions of Africans, write Julie Essiam and Joy Phumaphi. 

Irish photographer Richard Mosse has used military technology for his refugee-related exhibition at the Barbican in London, writes Shilpa Ganatra

Heineken’s expansion into the cider market helped boost its Irish revenues and market share last year.

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.

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.

To say Steve Garguilo was a fan of the 1996 cult classic Independence Day would be a major understatement.

Ireland and Scotland have been urged to play a key role in providing the “ethical leadership that is so needed at this moment in our history”.

Ireland and Scotland have been urged to play a key role in providing the "ethical leadership that is so needed at this moment in our history".

EIGHTY per cent of everything was on a boat before it was here, which is something that nobody really remembers.”

THE publication of the Panama Papers followed LuxLeaks as the latest alliterative example of our broken global financial system.

A deal over Syria may be the most positive sign the world could overcome its many growing challenges, writes Peter Apps

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.

Defenders of the earth risking their lives to save its precious sites, writes Alex Sores

Irish citizens are being advised to avoid non-essential travel to Tunisia in the light of increased security concerns. The travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs has been changed from “exercise extreme caution” to “avoid non-essential travel”.

A woman who had her ovarian tissue removed and frozen following a childhood illness has made history by giving birth after having her fertility restored by doctors.

EUROPE’S policy — our policy — on asylum seekers is a moral and political failure. It may, in time, become the catalyst for terrible social division. In time it will certainly be ranked among the great inhumanities the rich and secure inflicted on the destitute and powerless.

Pope Francis has prayed for an end to the persecution of Christians in his Easter Sunday address, commemorating the students massacred by Islamist militants at Garissa University in Kenya.

Médecins Sans Frontières says its warnings that the ebola epidemic was spiralling out of control and that it could not respond were dismissed as alarmist, writes Misha Hussain