# Humanitarian

Last year

2022

# Aid

Donations to Irish Red Cross reached €42 million for the crisis in Ukraine

A further €1.6 million was donated towards victims of the Creeslough tragedy.

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Dec 26th 2022, 2:42 PM

# Humanitarian

Coveney approves €2 million funding to UN for Palestinian refugees

It brings Ireland’s total contribution to the UN Relief and Works Agency in 2022 to €8 million.

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Sep 18th 2022, 2:02 PM

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# Awards

Emma Mhic Mhathúna among Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards finalists

Pat Hume, the wife of civil rights leader John Hume, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Awards at tonight’s ceremony.

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Nov 24th 2018, 7:35 AM

# Bosnia and Herzegovina

Irish witness to war crimes: 'My wife said, I have waited for you to break down after 20 years'

Colm Doyle has written a book about his time mediating between Serb and Croat leaders during the Bosnian War.

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Jul 21st 2018, 9:00 PM

# rapid response

'It's a job like no other': Irish experts who help respond to humanitarian crises

Irish people have responded to emergencies in Iraq, Libya and Africa, to name a few.

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May 15th 2018, 6:30 PM

# deadly crisis

Ireland is giving another €500,000 in aid to the severe humanitarian crisis in DR Congo

The UN has described the situation in DR Congo as the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world.

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Dec 28th 2017, 2:12 PM

Voices

'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'

Donald Trump’s presidency is a tumultuous soap opera, but it’s making us ignore real humanitarian disasters, writes Dominic MacSorley.

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Sep 9th 2017, 7:30 PM

# West Bank

Ireland is giving €200,000 to support Palestinians in the West Bank

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East.

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Jul 13th 2017, 4:31 PM

# Humanitarian

Ireland gives €5.5 million in aid to crises in Chad and Central African Republic

Dozens of civilians have been killed in the crises.

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Jul 3rd 2017, 12:22 PM

# Humanitarian

Ireland gives a further €6 million in aid to alleviate suffering in Yemen and Iraq

The UN has warned Temen is on the brink of a famine caused by conflict.

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Apr 15th 2017, 6:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: Humanitarian work is intense and all-consuming, but I believe in what I do

Aid work is very full on – you work, live and socialise with your colleagues. But, cheesy as it sounds, I do really believe in what we’re doing here.

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Aug 19th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Aid Workers

"There are so many emergencies to respond to, there aren’t enough people"

World Humanitarian Day takes place on 19 August.

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Aug 17th 2014, 5:30 PM

# Lugansk

Ukraine sends its own aid convoy east following fears over Russia's "Trojan horse"

Kiev had a change of heart this morning over the Russian convoy, saying it will let the aid in once it has been inspected.

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Aug 14th 2014, 10:48 AM

# Donetsk

West warns Russia against further faux aid missions into Ukraine

Ukraine also reported that several of its positions were still coming under mortar fire from Russian territory.

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Aug 10th 2014, 3:17 PM

# Conflict

As death toll rises, UN calls for "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire in Gaza conflict

The resolution came during a lull in fighting in Gaza early today, as the Mulsim Eid al-Fitr festival begins.

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Jul 28th 2014, 7:24 AM

# Conflict

Flight MH17 and Gaza to dominate EU Foreign Affairs meeting

Charlie Flanagan calls for immediate ceasefire to conflict in Gaza, and urges all sides involved in the Ukraine conflict to cooperate on MH17 inquiry.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 6:25 AM

# Conflict

New Foreign Affairs Minister "extremely concerned" as Gaza death toll tops 175

Six people have died today, including a man and a woman injured in air strikes yesterday.

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Jul 14th 2014, 5:43 PM

Voices

Column: The forgotten crises that don't make the evening news still deserve our attention

In marking the 20th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we should also look to conflicts in Central African Republic and South Sudan, writes Joe Costello TD.

Apr 9th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Immigration

More than half of Ireland's asylum seekers in 'reception system' for over 3 years

A new report has highlighted a number of problems, including lack of autonomy of the applicants.

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Feb 7th 2014, 7:29 AM

Voices

Column: What's happening in the Central African Republic?

Horrific reports of violence have poured out of the Central African Republic this week – with summary executions and mass displacement terrifying civilian communities, writes MSF Director Jane-Ann McKenna.

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Nov 29th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Aid

Rain puts 'fear in the eyes of children' in the Philippines

“You can see the little children when it starts to rain, you can see the fear in their eyes, that what they thought was the end of the world but managed to survive is coming back for them.”

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Nov 29th 2013, 7:16 AM

Voices

Column: Full, unimpeded access for all doctors is immediately needed in Syria

It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.

Oct 1st 2013, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: Those Syrian children are dead because the world didn't try to save them

Using chemical weapons and targeting innocent civilians are war crimes. But so is silence – and every day we sit back while this slaughter continues is another day that we have facilitated the killing of innocent people, writes Maurice McQuillan.

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Aug 23rd 2013, 9:53 AM

# Aid

9 striking photos from some of the worst crises of the past 40 years

From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.

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Mar 29th 2013, 7:11 PM

# Irishness

President’s St Patrick’s Day message: ‘It’s time to reflect on our shared past’

Michael D Higgins says it is a time to reflect on our shared past, celebrate Ireland’s unique culture and heritage, and show our gratitude to all those who have been of assistance to Irish people at home and abroad.

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Mar 14th 2013, 7:10 AM

# Humanitarian Aid

Ireland announces €3.8m in funding for UN agencies and NGOs in Congo

Seven million people have died as a result of war in DR Congo since 1998 – making it the one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, said the Minister for Trade and Development.

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Mar 8th 2013, 7:45 PM

Voices

Column: 'Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst' amid Kenya election fears

Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo.

Feb 27th 2013, 7:00 PM

# Concern

Concern Worldwide appoints new CEO

Dominic MacSorley has been named as the humanitarian agency’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective from next month.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 2:27 PM

# Amma

Humanitarian 'hugging saint' Amma visits Dublin this weekend

The guru is visiting Dublin for a free event run today and tomorrow.

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Nov 17th 2012, 3:21 PM

Voices

Column: How to stop crises becoming disasters

On World Humanitarian Day, Concern Director in Kenya Anne O’Mahony writes from Nairobi on tackling the underlying causes of vulnerability to the worst effects of manmade and natural shocks.

Aug 19th 2012, 1:00 PM