Reports

Maurine Akinyi A fourth failed rainy season in Somalia since 2020 has resulted in the country being gripped by drought which is threatening the lives of over 7.7 million people. Over 86% of Somalia's population depends on agriculture…

Region has endured devastating hunger three times in 30 years. On the previous two occasions, the world said ‘never again’ Thirty years ago this year, I travelled to Kenya and Somalia with Sally O’Neill of Trócaire. We…

Trócaire 28 Jun 2022 In Southern Ethiopia, pastoralists like Kulu Halake depend on their cattle to survive. But climate change has brought more frequent and intense drought Kula says “I am fifty eight years old and once owned over…

Miriam Donohoe Today, as we mark World Refugee Day, one in every 78 people on earth are displaced. According to the UN the number of people forced to flee their home has surpassed 100 million for the…

Your Excellency, We, the undersigned humanitarian agencies working in Somalia, are appealing to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to come to the rescue of Somali brothers and sisters who are facing the worsening drought conditions and…

Ethiopia is facing its fourth consecutive season of drought, compounded by the recent rise in food and fuel due to the war in Ukraine. The World Food Programme (WFP) says with crops continuing to fail and…

David O'Hare Belfast man David O’Hare, who works for Trόcaire, has been visiting Zimbabwe and finding out about the challenges facing local people in the southern African country… I travelled to the Mutare region of Zimbabwe, around six…

April 25, 2022 - As donors convene in Geneva, over 50 NGOs and NGO networks call for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing millions in the…

António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street, New York United States of America CC: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator James Swan, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General…

In St Joseph’s Mission Primary School in impoverished and drought-ridden Southern Zimbabwe, children are once again lining up at the school gates after Covid-19 measures forced classes to close for six months. Dressed brightly in their green…