In war, childhood is reshaped by violence. When schools turn into shelters, classrooms fall silent, and education is replaced by survival. This is the reality of war for civilians, and it should never be a childhood.

Children are naturally curious. They explore. They play. They follow sound and light. But when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, that curiosity can cost them their childhood. Civilians must be protected.

In 2024, we documented 284.4 K cases of missing people in almost 100 countries affected by armed conflict and/or armed violence, and the number is likely far higher. Behind every missing person is a family looking for answers. They deserve to know.

Conflicts affect all, but persons with disabilities face unique risks. Accessible shelters, evacuation plans, and aid aren't just legal obligations; they are humanitarian imperatives. Parties to armed conflicts must respect and protect people with disabilities.

On this day we remember where the story began In Palestine PALESTINE that is the world and through her we continue to see the world

"Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis." "1.6 million people (77% of the population [..]) faced high levels of acute food insecurity." "[M]ore than half a million people in emergency (IPC Phase 4) and over 100,000 people in catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Food #Genocide

"There is no basis in international law for differentiating between trade in goods and trade in services [as] proposed, and no international law justification for legislating for less than full compliance by Ireland with an international obligation articulated by the ICJ." - Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC

"On the 77th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights We remember the years before the rights were named, and the people who are still denied them" #Gaza #Palestine #HumanRightsDay

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Maybe your repost be part of rebuilding our destroyed life❤️‍🩹

Scholasticide is not the just the destruction of educational capacity; it is also the transformation of spaces of pedagogy and development into spaces of boundless trauma.

A future in which we survived this co-struggle shimmers in this poem by @khawlabadwan.bsky.social “One day that's not here yet we will use the past tense announcing the fall of this evil We shall teach our children how humanity survived…”

READ: "A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what our survival has cost us." mondoweiss.net/2025/10/im-h...

“A different world is possible” Reposted with alt text. No stopping, keep telling. Together we can birth a different world.

Ireland’s road deaths are not inevitable, but a result of policy decisions (or a lack thereof). The data is stark!

Storm Peace @franceskalbs.bsky.social #NelsonMandelaLecture www.youtube.com/live/p9w9c9r...

Landlords with more 100+ tenancies now own 26% of rental properties in Dublin. The narrative is that they are more 'professional' and have the capital to invest in improving & retrofitting their properties. The evidence suggests otherwise: mu.ie/justhousing

This resonates deeply. How we remake the work is in true community, investing in those around us. Ubuntu at work

I've watched a lot of people find their courage. They usually believed in something, but they also believed in each other. As co-strugglers, they depended on each other. They comforted and encouraged each other. They helped each other. That investment made them stronger, bolder, and more capable.

In my experience, courage is usually the product of love and/or solidarity. When we are deeply invested in each other, we are more likely to take risks that we wouldn't take out of mere principle, or for the sake of people we feel disconnected from. Our alienation mass produces cowardice.

MSF urges countries to receive patients trapped in Gaza so they can access the specialized treatment they need. We also call on the Israeli authorities to lift the siege on Gaza, allow life-saving aid in, and facilitate medical evacuations with guarantees of a voluntary return.

I have an op-ed out today in @resprofnews.bsky.social introducing my new book on the commercialisation of open access publishing.

A group of legal experts have written to the Central Bank confirming there are ample powers under existing EU law to refuse to authorise the Israel Bonds programme and that authorisation is incompatible with Ireland’s obligations under international law. academicsforpalestine.org/2025/08/28/l...

Such an important piece as we return to classrooms: “We are treading new grounds where ethical educational leadership is not about the mastery of knowing what to do. Rather, it is about the ethical commitment to try without fully knowing”

“The Gaza Famine is the world's famine. It is a famine that asks 'but what did you do?' A famine that will and must haunt us all. […] It is a famine that therefore also asks'.... and what now will you do?' Re-posted with Alt-text

“The loneliness of awaiting death” Another poem from @khawlabadwan.bsky.social that excavates words to put to this unfathomable collective grief. Reposted with alt-text

"To generate knowledge in the context of hunger is to think through pain. To teach students who have not eaten and still tell them their voices matter. To insist, against all odds, that Gaza still thinks, still questions, still creates." "That, in itself, is an act of resistance."

Let Ruaa’s words compel us to speak louder, do more, act faster “How many times must a city be stolen before you call it theft?”

Life expectancy over time in Gaza, along with four other countries that experienced wars in recent decades. For those who "it can't be genocide as the Palestinian population is growing". Gaza has had the largest drop in life expectancy of any places on earth in modern history:

“Be a bridge with a voice” Beautiful and sobering poem from @khawlabadwan.bsky.social, reposted with alt-text 💔

Sham pleaded with the world months ago to stop the war, saying, "I'm afraid for my dad because of the bombing"... Today, her fears turned into a tragic reality as she lost her father, journalist Anas Al-Sharif, in a cowardly airstrike.

Today, journalist Anas Sharif was killed by Israel after months of incitement. His final will, a heartfelt message urging protection for Palestine’s children and a call to keep fighting for freedom. His voice now echoes louder than ever. qudsnen.co/if-you-recei...

Journalist Anas Al-Sharif reporting from Gaza, shortly before Israel killed him tonight: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

I am undone. The scale of losses is ever more unfathomable. The best minds and reporters assassinated one after another with utter impunity Rest in the peace you were never granted on earth Ana’s. Your reporting was courage beyond courage

The son of my very dear friend remains trapped in the north of Gaza. Hungry, terrified. If you are able to help, even with a small donation, please please do. gofund.me/ae792fa2

Marah is hungry and exhausted and baby Miela is very unwell. Please help if you can.

Remember the story of the boy and the starfish? If the need reels overwhelming, that is not a reason to step back. It is a reason to step up knowing you can make a difference to one person while we work on the systemic injustice. Please help if you can. I make a difference to this beautiful family.

Hope

An astonishing fifty-eight (58) expert diplomats, career EU Ambassadors, know enough to say it is the right thing to do. They put it at number 3 of their nine recommendations. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Shameful beyond words. "Life expectancy at birth reportedly declined by approximately 35 years in 2024.2 This represents a greater collapse in longevity than that recorded during the genocide in Rwanda." Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"Time has run out." "The moral obligation is palpable. The legal obligation is also clear." These are our two leading experts on famine and starvation in war (in my opinion).

Another strong, beautiful truth amid a genocide: “Palestine is already recognised.” To recognise, by Khawla Badwan, reposted with alt text

All those (especially) outside Ireland take note. This Government talks out of two mouths - in thrall to the US and EU but under pressure from a public that stays true to our anti-imperialist, anti-colonial tradition. www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

Fedaa keeps working, with little food for her and her beautiful family. Support if you can, help her to continue saving young lives against all odds chuffed.org/project/save...