Did the World Health Organization severely mismanage and cover up the spread of the coronavirus, as suggested by US president Donald Trump? ‘What the Fact?’ investigates.
Political cartoonist Martyn Turner is one of the great chroniclers of modern Irish history
Shell, the global giant of energy and petrochemical industries claims that blue (or fossil) hydrogen produces little or no greenhouse gas emissions. Along with other companies and lobby groups, Shell is encouraging governments to sanction a huge increase in fossil hydrogen production. We checked the facts.
Is the impact of the fashion industry on garment and related trades workers and on the planet unsustainable? A fact check by Colm Regan
What The Fact? Gary Lineker attends the training session at Fulham Football Club where refugee children take part on March 5, 2020. Photo by Hammersmith & Fulham Council via Flickr (used under CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0) Gary Lineker, former football player and broadcaster, claims that the British Government admits significantly fewer refugees than
‘You won’t see our Christmas advert on TV this year. But we want to share our ‘No Palm Oil’ story with you this Christmas’ – Iceland Foods Iceland’s Christmas campaign – by the food company, not to be confused with the country – has been banned from TV because it
A new tax on goods and services is being proposed in Uganda to fund HIV and AIDS prevention and protection programmes. Jamie Hitchen reports on the debate from Kampala as part of our series on life and politics in Uganda.
Lynda Kelly’s blog was the overall 2015 winner of the Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series. The shortlist of blogs will be published as part of the series in the coming weeks. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is development? Does it matter? I think the best way for me to
Afrikaner author and poet Antjie Krog is best known for her account of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was set up to investigate crimes committed by all sides during the apartheid era. Born in 1952 in South Africa’s Free State, Krog was seventeen when she wrote in a
Contrary to popular belief, even in the midst of this global financial crisis, Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) levels now stand at an all-time high of $135 billion (2013). The key point of this report is that that the context of global poverty is changing dramatically, and a new and innovative
The STAND Student Festival is run by students, for students, to raise awareness about the burning issues shaping the world around us. Previously known as the 8×8 Festival, we have been bringing award-winning photography and film to campuses across Ireland every autumn. Who we are Students, student unions, campus working
https://youtu.be/PYnL5oUePM8If you were Nando’s and you were receiving threats from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF loyalists, would you have pulled your viral advert from television? South Africa did. Update: Nando’s refuses to apologise to Mugabe More resources: The Zimbabwean (UK) Food for thought – Nando’s and dictators – by
20 year old Nigerian Chibundu Onuzo is currently in her final year in King’s College London studying history. Not only is she busy writing essays, attending lectures and working on her dissertation, she is also hard at work promoting her debut novel ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’. In February 2011, Onuzo
Chris O’Connell explores three stories of groups that are fighting back against slavery: the Brazilian anti-slavery system, the Guaraní in Bolivia and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida in the US.
Active ethical consumers’ (some 55% of the ICTU survey) are “calling for a new model in trade in which justice and equity are integral parts of the transaction.” The resource looks at the role that Trade Unions can play as part in the growth of this movement. The resource begins
This Divestment Creative Action Manual contains a number of sample actions which can be taken as part of the overall campaign for moving money away from the fossil fuel industry. Most of these action ideas have been highlighted because they work both as an organising tactic but also as campaigning
Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are the main treatment for people living with HIV or AIDS. They are NOT a cure. They are designed to work by decreasing the viral load (ie the amount of HIV in a person’s body), and support the strengthening the immune system. This helps to prolong the
Stimulating thinking and ideas about human rights Aim To build upon the understanding gained from Step 1. To discuss individual rights and ‘groupings’ of rights. To discuss why rights exist and what they seek to protect and promote. To explore the idea of rights in conflict. Activity 4: Groups of
Below are responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic from: Civil Society The Zambian Government A traditional leader, Chieftainess Mwenda Irish Aid Civil Society in Zambia: A Response The view of Women for Change on the pandemic The fight against HIV and AIDS can only be undertaken successfully when there
There is no one to blame here, we are all the same, whether man, whether woman, whether married, we are all spreading the virus. You cannot just blame sex workers for the spread. Even married men and women are spreading the disease. Mirriam Mushetu, Lusaka We need to talk business,
Debating societies are more than simply training grounds for public speaking. Ghalya Farahat looks back on a recent debate about feminism and the Middle East that took place in Trinity College Dublin.
The report presents the findings of research into the sectors’ attention to the current dominant economic system, i.e. neoliberalism/’free market’ economics, and its influence on poverty, inequality and injustice. The report places the findings of the research in the context of the sectors’ education work with the public. The research
Fancy yourself as a bit of a journalist? Do you have an interest in international development? Or maybe you are just fed up of the media’s portrayal of the developing world. Either way, this competition could be right up your street! For the last 4 years, British newspaper, the Guardian
*This blog is crossposted from the Half The Sky Movement website. Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted in April. Malala Yousafzai was shot for speaking up about her right to an education. Every day around the world, girls are in danger simply because of their desire to get an education.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, I boarded a plane at Entebbe airport bound for my first stop in Doha. As I approached row 12, I noticed that someone else was sitting in my assigned seat. I politely asked the man whether he was in the right seat or
“Whatever mourns when many leave these shores; Whatever shares The eternal reciprocity of tears.” – Insensibility by Wilfred Owen (October 1917) Wilfred Owen’s poem dwells on the insensibility of civilians to the suffering of the soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. He condemns those who fail to
Migration is a human rights issue. The universal declaration of human rights outlines that humans have a right to social security, a right to work, a right to an adequate standard of living and a right to an education. People who find themselves in countries where these rights are not
Technology has changed activism. From public opinion campaigns to e-petitions, technology has changed the meaning of activism, and created a new sphere of online action brought right to one’s living room couch. It is easier now more than ever to take ten minutes out of your day and partake in
This is the story of 30-year-old Siwze (not his real name) who lives in the small village of Ithanga in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Most of the few hundred villagers are unemployed, but Siwze runs his own busy convenience shop. He is due to be married soon and is
We have all heard it, time and time again – international aid just doesn’t work. It doesn’t achieve its objectives, it wastes money and it would be better spent here at home. What The Fact? investigates.
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