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Irish men help rebuild life in Lebanese refugee camp
- Middle East
- January 12, 2017, 05:08
On the bustling streets of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, locals are drawn to an Irish man fielding impromptu questions. One per(...)

End of 52-year insurgency in sight as Farc signs peace deal in Colombia
- World
- September 27, 2016, 01:00
A peace deal to end Latin America’s longest-running guerrilla insurgency was due to be signed late on Monday night after the Revolutionary Armed Force(...)

Saudi-backed Syria rebels boycott Geneva talks
- Middle East
- January 28, 2016, 21:16
The Saudi-backed Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee yesterday decided to boycott today’s long-awaited opening of talks in Geneva to end the(...)

COP21 deal hailed as overcoming ‘the impossible’
- Politics
- December 12, 2015, 20:02
As the Paris COP21 accord with its unprecedented collective global response to climate change was being ratified on Saturday evening, it was inevitabl(...)

COP21: Crunch issues still to be decided in Paris
- Politics
- December 7, 2015, 01:00
World leaders, including UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon and Pope Francis, have made emotive pleas to the almost 200 countries involved in the globa(...)

Cameron offers air base as Hollande builds coalition against Isis
- Europe
- November 23, 2015, 19:01
President Francois Hollande is retaliating with diplomatic and military means against Islamic State for the November 13th attacks that killed 130 peop(...)

Development goals work boosts Ireland’s UN drive
- Politics
- September 28, 2015, 01:00
A series of events has been organised this year to mark the 60th anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the United Nations, yet the agreement of th(...)

John Sweeney: Time to tackle powerful vested interests on climate change
- Opinion
- August 4, 2015, 01:00
The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved over the past two years by 195 governments, including Ir(...)

Calls for Taoiseach to attend UN conference in Ethiopia
- Social Affairs
- June 24, 2015, 16:11
A petition signed by 3,520 people from across the State has been sent to Leinster House calling on the Taoiseach to attend the UN’s Financing for Deve(...)

Carrick’s Kurds relish a life more ordinary after years as refugees
- Social Affairs
- May 30, 2015, 01:00
The Kurdish community knew they belonged when the shops in Carrick on Shannon closed their doors and local people lined the streets after the death of(...)