Aid workers: ‘I have to believe in goodness and in doing good’
Irish overseas offer humanitarian help in face of hunger, death and devastation
‘The rule in the hub was we could only cook once a day’
Family who exited homelessness last month tell of difficulties they faced in family hub
Republic to settle nearly 3,000 refugees over next four years
Refugees would be from Syria and Eritrea and will come via Jordan, Lebanon, Ethiopia
Dozens of migrants’ bodies found after ‘worst Mediterranean tragedy’ this year
Up to 150 people, including children, are feared drowned after boats capsized
Nations to gather at Marrakesh to approve UN migration pact
In face of populist movement surge, UN seeks to project positive view of migrants
Asylum: the wait goes on
The UN refugee agency has urged the Government to cut a growing backlog of applications
Israel cancels deportation of 35,000 African asylum seekers
Half of the refugees can stay in Israel with the rest moving to ‘developed countries’
Honour Famine victims by aiding ‘modern equivalents’ - Varadkar
Taoiseach speaks at National Famine Commemoration at Ballingarry, Co Tipperary
EU foreign ministers extend mandate for naval operation off Libya
Simon Coveney says Ireland sympathises with Italian concerns about refugees
Refugees in Ireland face struggle to reunite with families after legal change
International Protection Act causes concern amid ‘refugee and migration crisis’
The American dream: Freedom is elusive for refugees in Kenya
Young refugees at Kakuma often compare the 200,000-strong camp to a prison
New asylum application process comes into effect
Streamlined system aims to cut length of time applicants spend in direct provision
Tech community puts on its thinking app to help refugees
At Oslo Innovation Week, technology to aid people fleeing opression is being showcased
Citizens’ charter to counteract official hostility to migrants
French NGO initiative to offer local support and ‘hospitality’ to refugees in border areas
Migrant crisis: Adaptability is key to life in Calais
‘New Jungle’ residents are cheerful despite situation, but conditions are taking their toll
Michael D Higgins: EU response to migrant crisis is ‘shameful’
President says Europe’s reaction to events in Mediterranean is ‘grossly inadequate’
Report on improving system for asylum seekers due ‘in weeks’
Minister of State tells Oireachtas commitee that 500 residents in direct provision cannot move on due to difficulties finding housing
Fitzgerald confirms 111 Syrians allowed to live in Ireland
‘Vulnerable’ family members admitted under Syrian humanitarian programme
Europe’s limited help to Syrians criticised by Amnesty
Three infants die of cold in makeshift refugee camps
Relief at last for victims of Typhoon Haiyan as aid distribution gathers pace
‘In disasters like this, the sad reality is that the poorer you are, the greater the chance there is of dying’
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