Whats really going on inGaza?

Trocaire the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland,
In association with The School of Law at Queens University Belfast
Cordially invites you to

Trócaire’s 2009 Annual Lecture will be presented by John Ging, Head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza on the theme of:

“The Responsibility to Protect Civilians in Times of Conflict – What can we do?”

In Belfast Wednesday 25 th March 1-2pm Elmwood Teaching & Learning Centre, Queen’s University (Pre-reception @ 12 noon in the lobby of the Institute of Governance, QUB)
Chaired By Seamus McKee (BBC)

With contributions from Dr Jean Allain (The School of Law at Queens University Belfast), Susan McKay (Freelance Journalist), Eithne McNulty (Trocaire)

RSVP to Emma Steele esteele@trocaire.ie TEL: 028 9080 8030


notes

You will know John Ging from TV and Radio. He was very vocal as the UN Rep on the Ground in Gaza during the recent violence there. John is renowned for speaking his mind and for being totally dedicated to the people he is tasked to help.

He is from Co. Loaise and is director of the UN Relief and Works Agency in the Gaza Strip. He manages a humanitarian programme for one million people valued at more that £363 million and a staff of 10,000.He started his career in the Irish Defence Forces in 1983 and has served in Kosovo, Rwanda and Lebanon.The Panellists are also interesting. Susan McKay for example, has written extensively about the NI Troubles and has recently been overseas on Behalf of Trocarie visiting refugees on the Thai Burmese Border.........................................