MA in International Development

"My mother visited me two nights ago in a dream - I tried to hold her hand, but she disappeared." Muna, 13, was injured in an airstrike in Gaza that killed her mum, brother and sister. Muna asks for the war to stop. She just wants a normal life.

Thank you to everyone who attended Professor Shane Darcy's recent inaugural lecture, 'Ireland and the World: Appealing to International Law in Times of Conflict'.

The lecture is now available to watch on our YouTube channel via this link: https://youtu.be/lG221FpEzzU

University of Galway has been named the number one university in Ireland for sustainable development for the third year in a row. The accolade has been awarded by the Times Higher Education Impact rankings which also places the University in the Top 5 in the EU 🏅♻️🌍

The rankings place University of Galway in the world’s top 50 and globally recognises the University's significant contribution to progress on 11 of the 17 UN SDGs. This includes a world ranking of number 10 for Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) and top 100 status for 6 of the 17 SDGs.

Assessments for THE Impact rankings are based on submissions from universities around the world in line with the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The report is a measure of the extent to which institutions are having a positive social and economic impact on the planet; from climate action and gender equality, to good health and well-being.

Learn more here: https://ow.ly/fe7950SgYaf

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Forthcoming webinar on the 2022 UNDP Special Report on Human Security (12 April)

WEBINAR ON THE 2022 UNDP-HDRO SPECIAL REPORT ON HUMAN SECURITY “New threats to human security in the Anthropocene -- Demanding greater solidarity” 12 April 2022, 1500-1700 CET (0900-1100 EST) HDCA [...]

Great piece from George Monbiot…

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction | George Monbiot Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up

What could a volunteering social contract between citizens and states, which seeks to secure rights and dignity for all, look like?

What would a social contract between citizens and states that secures rights and dignity for all look like? Join global dialogue on why and how we can co-design new volunteering models under an inclusive social contract.

🗓️ 14 June, 3pm CEST
▶️ Register: https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2MeFZLdLRpGE7ITcRRT2Hw

Shifting environmental sensibility... 🤞

Clean air in Europe during lockdown ‘leads to 11,000 fewer deaths’ Study into effects of coronavirus curbs also finds less asthma and preterm births

Best-case future climate scenario...

‘Air is cleaner than before the Industrial Revolution’: a best case scenario for the climate in 2050 The best case scenario for 2050: an extract from The Future We Choose, a new book by the architects of the Paris climate accords

Worst-case future climate scenario...

‘The only uncertainty is how long we’ll last’: a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050 In their new book, the architects of the Paris climate accords, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, lay out radical but hopeful alternatives for the future of humanity