Trócaire

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We are Trócaire. We work to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Charity No. 20204842

"You leave your house in the morning & you don’t know when you'll be back, if they'll kill or arrest you." Ahead of Ori Givati, from our partner B'Tselem, coming to🇮🇪, hear from Nasser Nawaj'ah, who shared the reality of life in the West Bank when he visited last year. FREE ticket ow.ly/mhOr50Zwebh

Heading to the Derry Féile? Join Ori Givati from our partner B'Tselem, for a discussion on the violence of Israel & settler militias against Palestinians in the West Bank. 📅Thurs 6 August 🕖7pm 📍Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James St. Free event, but please register: ow.ly/mhOr50Zwebh

The Ethnic Cleansing of the West Bank

Trócaire presents a discussion with Ori Givati, Director of Global Partnerships of Trócaire partner B'Tselem.

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From self-doubt to community leader - meet Beata Nyabyenda 🇷🇼 Through Trócaire's local partners, Beata has learned new farming skills, started a business providing vital goods and financial services to her community, and has been elected to her local council.

'Pledges to the Fund ($822 million) are just a fraction of 1% of annual loss and damage needs, and only around half of those pledges ($448 million) have been paid into the Fund so far.' A vitally important article in Climate Home News by Trócaire's Wamuyu Manyara and Tarcizio Kalaundi in Malawi ⬇️

The loss and damage fund needs far more finance to deliver climate justice

The fledgling fund must also help vulnerable communities take action to recover from disasters by giving them direct access to grants

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Despite challenges & barriers, women's organisations in Honduras are working every day to transform the lives of women & girls. During the visit from Irish Aid, the women centred organisations shared valuable experiences of success to achieve gender equality & empower all women & girls in Honduras.

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Attacks on those raising concerns about business activities are commonplace. When human rights and environments are abused by corporations, victims of attacks face huge barriers to justice. Read the blog by Trócaire's @chris-oconnell.bsky.social and our Guatemalan partner the Xinka Parliament⬇️

Justice against the odds: the role of a binding treaty - Business and Human Rights Centre

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre

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Ebola. Conflict. Aid cuts. The situation in DR Congo is complex and urgent. Trócaire CEO Seán Farrell joined Lottie Ryan to discuss the latest, and what Trócaire's team & our local partners are doing to stop the spread of this horrible disease. Listen to the full chat: www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/cl...

With support from Irish Aid, Trócaire and our partners, like Las Hormigas in Honduras, are supporting local women’s organisations, to strengthen women’s voice and leadership, in communities around the world. Over the last week, Irish Aid have visited Honduras to see the impact of these programmes.

What will it take for the international community to take meaningful action to support the people of Palestine? Since 2002, we have been working in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, and we won't stop until there is a lasting and just peace for all.

⚠️Ebola Update 17 July Based in Bunia, at the crisis' epicentre, we'e doing all we can to help stop the spread of Ebola in DR Congo. Having worked here since the early 1990s, we've developed relationships with local communities & partner organisations, allowing us all to work together to save lives.

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On the banks of the River Puringla in Honduras, community action is protecting more than water. Working with local partner ASONOG, the clean-up of the River Puringla, is a vital project where communities are working to protect their natural resources. Supported by Irish Aid

The Government’s first of two bills to introduce a state-led LNG facility has been passed in the Oireachtas. In short, LNG = more fossil fuels, more fracking, more environmental damage, more negative health outcomes, more climate-related disasters and higher energy prices.

An Occupied Territories Bill has just been passed, but it's not THE OTB we've been campaigning for. It does not include services. This is a missed opportunity. But not the last one. We'll continue to campaign for the Government to deliver a full, effective and comprehensive ban.

What does rural development look like in practice? For Gabay, it looks like a maize harvest growing from 4 sacks to 14. Rural communities are where our food systems begin. Yet they are among the first to feel the impact of climate change, food insecurity & poverty.

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In Gaza, something as essential and life-giving as clean water access is a daily challenge. Through working with our local partners, such as Caritas Jerusalem, we are doing all we can to ensure the people of Gaza have access to food, water, shelter and healthcare. 📹Caritas Jerusalem

What can YOU do to fight climate change? Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, gives us an insight you probably haven't heard before!

'The ceasefire in Gaza is fragile, partial and regularly violated.' The 'ceasefire' in Gaza is not enough. It is a 'ceasefire' that has still seen thousands of civilians killed by the Israeli state, schools bombed, and limited humanitarian access. What type of 'ceasefire' is that?

What do you do when you want less public engagement & more chats with corporations, but your own rules say you can’t? If you're the EU, you just change the rules! We've joined 59 orgs to reject #CorporateCapture & call on the European Commission to reconsider its Better Regulations plans.

A slide away from better regulation, not progress towards it | Corporate Europe Observatory

59 civil society organisations and trade union organisations speak out against the Commission’s plans to change its approach to law-making. They denounce four elements, in particular: bypassing of imp...

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It is 20 years since the Israeli Government began their blockade of Gaza. For Salami & Mohammad, the blockade, and recent war, on Gaza has been devastating. Constant Israeli attacks and restrictions on humanitarian aid have meant Mohammad has not been able to receive the medicine he requires.

Let's bust some myths about including services in the Occupied Territories Bill. We constantly hear reasons why we can't include services, but they just don't add up. Here, we break down the 4 most common ones! Services MUST be included

People forced to flee have the right to rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. On #WorldRefugeeDay, we stand with communities working towards safer, more hopeful futures. Lebanon hosts one of the world’s largest refugee populations per capita, including 1 million+ displaced Syrians.

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