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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. This is according to the Chair of Ireland’s High-Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination, Bri...

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 Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock and including representatives from WFP and FAO, st...

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 of a massive scale-up in food insecurity. Around 174 million people are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or ...

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. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Boar...