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25% of adults in Ireland have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine It’s the latest milestone for the vaccine rollout. By Tadgh McNally Saturday 24 Apr 2021, 12:30 PM 2 hours ago 26,496 Views 77 Comments Image: Sam Boal Image: Sam Boal ONE IN FOUR adults in Ireland have now received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine....

Preventing Famine in 2021 | First meeting for High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine Format First meeting for High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine With 30 million people facing famine, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has established a High-Level Task Force(HLTF) on Preventing Famine to coordinate attention on famine prevention and mobilize support to affected countries. In the first meeting (see notes) of the Task Force, led by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affai...

IASC Members Ring the Warning Bells: Famine Risk in 2021 Format According to the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), over 34 million people around the world are facing emergency levels of acute food insecurity (Integrated Food Insecurity Phase Classification (IPC) 4). Without urgent action, they risk falling into famine or famine-like conditions. In February 2021, WFP and FAO issued a Call for Action to Avert Famine in 2021, warning...

The HSE has tonight advised that all AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination clinics planned for Tuesday should be cancelled after the National Immunisation ...

Image credit: GoToVan @ flickr This post looks at emergency law responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in conflict-affected states in transition. While some type of emergency response to Covid-19 has been used in most states, we suggest that conflict ‘fault lines’ can mean that emergency law responses have a capacity to undermine transitions. Disclaimer:  Views expressed in this commentary are those of the authors. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Vie...

Prison treatment of the mentally ill and those with addiction high on agenda of new Government taskforce Reporter: );  ); The Government has set up a new task force to examine the treatment and propose changes to how people with addiction and mental health problems are dealt with by the criminal justice system with a particular focus on prisons. The Department of Justice said new High Level Taskforce will consider the mental health and addiction challenges of people interacting with the crimi...

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Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:09 pm Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that “if you don’t feed people, you feed conflict”. “When a country or region is gripped by conflict and hunger, they become mutually reinforcing…[and] cannot be resolved separately”, Secretary-General António Guterres said via videoconference to the meeting which focused on how conflict and food security are in...

With 30 Million Facing Famine, Secretary-General Announces Prevention Task Force, Warns Security Council Against Cutting Aid as Solution to Economic Woes Format SG/SM/20619 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council debate on conflict and food security, held today: Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on the links between conflict and hunger — an urgent and important issue. Today, I have one simple message: If you don’t feed people, you fe...

Already Up 20 Per Cent, Acute Hunger Driven by Conflict, Instability Risks Increasing Further Due to Climate Change, COVID-19, Secretary-General Warns Security Council Format United Nations Food Agencies Ask for $5.5 Billion to Avoid Multiple Famines Worldwide The world is facing multiple conflict-driven famines, aggravated by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and without immediate action, millions of people — from the Sahel to Afghanistan — could well find themselves on the brink o...