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Newborn ‘Christmas Angel’ has life saved thanks to Irish-funded ‘Santa Surgeons’ in war-torn Ukraine

19 Dec 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 Ukraine, […]


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Adi Roche with Coral Black and Cronan ODoibhlin at UCC

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Chernobyl victims unite to support Adi Roche as she is conferred with Honorary Doctorate

11 Dec 2024


Three innocent victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, whose lives were transformed by Irish humanitarian efforts, will travel to Cork to support and […]


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Adi & Ali

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A special message from Adi Roche and Ali Hewson

22 Nov 2024


Dear friends We can never forget that the haunting shadow of Chernobyl still looms large, threatening the lives of the innocent, mainly the children. We […]


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Exciting news…we are moving!

13 Nov 2024


We’re excited to announce that the Chernobyl Children International (CCI) office is moving to a new location. This new space is just a stone’s throw […]


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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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Zaporizhzhia Fire August 2024 2

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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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Hiroshima

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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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