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Irish funded humanitarian surgeons race to the ‘new front line’ in Ukraine, to save the lives of babies with broken hearts

27 Sep 2024


In a remarkable demonstration of humanitarian commitment and resilience, Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International charity (CCI) has dispatched a specialised cardiac surgical team to Lviv, […]


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As Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant catches fire in deliberate attack, Irish charity head calls for urgent diplomatic intervention before a ‘humanitarian Armageddon’.

12 Aug 2024


On the night of Sunday, 11 August, a cooling tower at the illegally occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine battled an inferno that ominously […]


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79 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Adi Roche calls for peace at commemoration ceremony

6 Aug 2024


Tuesday, August 6th 2024 marks 79 years since the atomic bombs caused devastation in Hiroshima, followed 3 days later by a further bombing of Nagasaki. […]


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Helen Gabriel

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Helen Gabriel – Rest in Peace

25 Jul 2024


Message from Adi Roche, on behalf of the Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers of CCI: We in Chernobyl Children International are all very saddened […]


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United Nations Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day – Statement from Adi Roche

25 Apr 2024


This Friday, 26 April, marks ‘United Nations Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day’ – a day ratified by the United Nations to remember the victims and survivors […]


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Ali Hewson, Dr Tanya Malachenko and Adi Roche.

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My Chernobyl story – Dr Tanya Malachenko

16 Apr 2024


Ladies and Gentlemen My name is Tanya Malachenko and I am 26 years old. I stand here before you to share my story as a […]


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Irish Humanitarian and Chernobyl Charity Founder, Adi Roche, to be presented with the Ahmadiyya Peace Prize in London

7 Mar 2024


On Saturday, 09 March, the Founder and Voluntary CEO of the Chernobyl Children International charity, Adi Roche, will be presented with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace […]


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Special Appeal – Can you help us give Ivan and Alina the nourishment they so desperately need?

6 Mar 2024


*Special Appeal from CCI* Can you help us give Ivan and Alina the nourishment they so desperately need? Ivan(9) and Alina(12) live in an institution […]


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Two years of war in Ukraine – statement from Adi Roche

24 Feb 2024


On 24 February 2022, exactly two years ago today, Chernobyl re-entered ‘centre stage’ for all the wrong reasons. News of the Russian invasion of Ukraine […]


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As ‘Doomsday Clock’ maintains its position at 90 seconds to midnight, Irish charity warns of risk of worldwide ‘humanitarian Armageddon’

24 Jan 2024


• If we remain silent, we are playing with a loaded gun.” – Adi Roche. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have upheld the position of […]


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