Simon Roughneen

Simon Roughneen works for GOAL, an international humanitarian organization working with the poorest of the poor around the world. Simon previously worked for International Conflict Research (INCORE), and was Senior Northern Ireland and international correspondent for SecurityWatch.

Peace in peril: Sudan, two years on

An event on 9 January 2007 to celebrate the second anniversary of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, provided vivid evidence that

By Simon Roughneen

/ 17 Jan 2007

Darfur: between peace and delivery

Harian, a 28-year-old mother of five, smiles and chats amicably as nutrition staff from the Dublin-based charity Goal wrap a measuring tape around 14-month old Insaf's arm. Harian

By Simon Roughneen

/ 25 Jun 2006

Hard to believe your eyes: drought in Kenya and Ethiopia

You would have to see it to believe it. Or rather, you would be forgiven for believing what you see, not knowing what truly lay on the horizon. Driving through

By Simon Roughneen

/ 14 May 2006

Irelands alcoholic curse

We Irish have a drink problem. But the nature of the problem is such that the reputation that preceded its emergence is actually clouding the very seriousness of alcohol abuse

By Simon Roughneen

/ 29 Dec 2003

But war hurts more

Sierra Leone, torn apart by a decade of brutal civil war, desperately needs the catharsis that truth and reconciliation can bring. But the attempt to establish this process has encountered

By Simon Roughneen

/ 21 Jul 2003

International Directory of Protest and Beyond

See country reports, beginning with Pakistan, Ireland and Turkey. Keep sending your latest information to mapyourprotest@openDemocracy.net. ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHRAIN BELGIUM BRAZIL BULGARIA CANADA CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT

By Simon Roughneen

/ 26 Mar 2003

Simon Roughneen

Peace in peril: Sudan, two years on

Darfur: between peace and delivery

Hard to believe your eyes: drought in Kenya and Ethiopia

Ireland&#146;s alcoholic curse

But war hurts more

International Directory of Protest and Beyond

Irelands alcoholic curse