'To prevent further spread of famine... above and beyond anything, a ceasefire is needed urgently and desperately.' UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator Hamish Young on Gaza and more on ODI's #ThinkChangePodcast , listen in full → buff.ly/4b4yzh2 Hamish Young

'Massive bloodshed of innocent civilians in El Fasher would lead to revenge attacks across the five Darfur states and beyond Darfur’s borders.' Toby Harward | طوبي هارورد 🇺🇳 with his impressions from a recent visit to El Fasher. #keepeyesonSudan
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Many congrats to the BSc Global Challenges team, composed of Law and Gov DCU and DCU Engineering colleagues, who today won the 'Distinctive Assessment & Feedback Award' at the @DCU President's Teaching Awards! 🤓 🎉

Two days of excellent discussion and enjoyable meet ups on African studies. Many thanks to all, especially Maggie Dwyer Anne-Laure Mahé at CAS Edinburgh and CeSeR

Starting panel 8 focused on foreign policy and security, chaired by Dr Sara Rich Dorman, first up is research on Turkey’s engagement with African states by Edoardo Lavezzo. Next up Sarah Vaughan and Ini Dele-Adedeji. CAS Edinburgh CeSeR

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We're really excited about our new exhibition 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records' which will open in Dublin Castle's Coach House Gallery on 17 April and run until 8 September. Read all about it at buff.ly/3U2831E! Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media #SocietyAndStateIRL

We are offering a four year PhD scholarship on crisis translation, human rights, and technology. Deadline for applications is 29 April. Full details here. Reposts welcome. dcu.ie/sites/default/… SALIS at DCU DCU Research @DCU

'The fight against climate change is fundamentally about human rights and securing justice for those suffering from its impact.'

Mary Robinson has long been a #ClimateJustice champion. Hear her speak at our annual conference on 16 April.

Register here: bit.ly/3wQW9ON

Today I saw long lines of blocked relief trucks waiting to be let into Gaza.

It’s time to truly flood Gaza with life-saving aid.

The choice is clear: surge or starvation.

Let’s choose the side of help, the side of hope & the right side of history.

I will not give up.

There has been a lot of debate and finger-pointing about the challenges to getting aid to people in need in Gaza.

So, let’s settle this once and for all.

'The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country towards a famine and unless there is sufficient political will, attention and resources put towards the response now, we are looking at a potential catastrophic loss of lives,' says UNICEF.
reuters.com/world/africa/u…

New from me Crisis Group:

Everyone at the #UnitedNations is accusing each other of 'double standards' over #Gaza and #Ukraine .

But does that really have any impact on United Nations #diplomacy ?
crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Today, Clingendael Institute, Tufts University and HPG hosted a vital discussion on Sudan's growing hunger crisis. Anette Hoffmann set the scene, citing recent shocking analysis which paints a dire picture for this year, with 2025 set to get even worse. #SudanCrisis 1/6

#BreakingNews : Cindy McCain says the war in #Sudan 🇸🇩 risks triggering world's largest hunger crisis

10 months of fighting have pushed ca. 18 million ppl into acute hunger & needs are rising

‼️ @WFP urgently needs unimpeded access to provide aid

👉wfp.org/news/sudans-wa…

How is this proportionate?

Children starving to death in northern Gaza - WHO

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A celebration of some extraordinary women in science and maths: 'Women on Walls' brings five stunning portraits to Dublin City University. They are Kay McNulty, Dr Marie Maynard Daly, Beatrice Alice Hicks, Dame Kathleen Lonsdale and Katherine Johnson @EDIatDCU #IWD2024

Join me, Maurice Devitt & Alicia Byrne Keane for a reading to celebrate her new collection. Alan Hanna's Bookshop, Rathmines, Wednes 6 March at 6 pm.

I am so excited to launch the new LLM in Policing, Crime and Security with colleagues Law and Gov DCU. We have carefully curated a suite of really interesting modules for this first-of-its kind Masters, which can be taken full-time or part-time. More info: dcu.ie/courses/postgr…

📢 Access to basic services is an obligation under IHL.

More than 85% of the #Gaza population has been displaced since the beginning of the conflict.

One man asked us - “When will all this end?” The same question is one everyone’s mind.