We were delighted to join the official launch of the Maximising Community Space (MCS) #PEACEPLUS project. Supported by PEACEPLUS and led by Rural Action in partnership with Irish Rural Link and the Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network, the project will support community organisations to make shared spaces more inclusive, sustainable and better equipped to meet local needs.
Through training, networking and practical support, MCS will help rural communities strengthen connections, build leadership and maximise the potential of the spaces that bring people together.
SEUPB CEO Gina McIntyre said: “Projects like Maximising Community Space help create the conditions for continued progress – places where people feel safe, welcome and valued, and where relationships can grow naturally through shared experiences.
“PEACEPLUS will continue to support initiatives that empower communities, strengthen relationships and leave a lasting legacy of understanding and cooperation. Maximising Community Space reflects these aims perfectly – placing people at the centre of its work and helping rural communities create places where everyone feels they belong.”
🙌✅️NEW: ‘Historic day’ as Northern Ireland’s first Sign Language Bill is set to be passed.
👥It will see NI become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to deaf children and their families.
The 'landmark' Bill formally recognises the use and importance of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL), and strengthens support for Deaf people.
Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 will hear shortly from Communities Minister @gordonlyons1 and groups at Stormont.
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Afghanistan risks losing more than 25,000 women teachers and health workers by 2030 if restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment continue, warns @UNICEF.
More than one million girls have already been denied their right to learn.
https://t.co/Nqkt63xXDW
We must stand firmly against terrorism and violence. It is just as wrong today as it was in the past.
My message is clear - Go Away. You are not wanted.
Violence, terrorism and criminality has no place in the Northern Ireland of today, or in that better future we want to build. Just as it was never wanted and never justified through all those years.
40 organisations across Ireland are calling for survivors’ voices to be heard when it comes to legislating against gender-based violence. A new report by the National Women’s Council recommends establishing a survivor-led advisory group.
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People are watching and waiting to see that justice is done.
Waiting to put their feet on the streets in support.
The overwhelming surge and demand for truth is palpable.
There is an Army, always waiting & supporting.
Noahs Army⚡️
Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur, Sudan, face a deeper crisis and far less attention.
“We cannot allow history to repeat itself. Children in Darfur need protection and sustained humanitarian access. The parties to this conflict must end this brutal war.” - @unicefchief
Read our new report: https://t.co/4ISNam5hKB
Mournes wildfires: 'Veil of secrecy' around arsonists, says minister -
“…no-one is giving up the culprits who are involved," BBC News https://t.co/sshMbI0Bg7
More than 100.
That's how many women and girls are displaced EVERY HOUR in #SouthSudan in 2026.
@UN_Women is on the ground with women-led organizations providing shelter and access to health, psychosocial, and legal services.
🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/2C4k8ZUvo8
Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to all deaf children and their families, as the result of a new law https://t.co/octBh9M3dq
Celebrate that special motherly figure in your life with the all-new Mother's Day Box from GreenIslandBakery! Filled with love, this special box will make Mom feel like a million bucks! ❤️
Order yours while there's still time at https://t.co/BVrKamJACK
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An empowering free training programme. Register as below.
Building Resilience and Advancing Violence-free Environments (BRAVE)
@GlencreeCentre@T4WomenNetwork
So many families who come through my office are on a journey to get the right support for their autistic children - we see how they have to fight for it. I welcome the launch of the Independent Autism Reviewer’s Report. Every statistic is a child & a family who deserve better 💛
Women’s lives are not subject to anyone's approval but their own.
❌ Stop telling women how to be
✅ Start listening to women
#ForAllWomenAndGirls@UN_Women
The body of the Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was found by rescuers after several hours of digging in the rubble after an Israeli strike. She is the fourth journalist to have been killed by Israeli forces in seven weeks. This is why the word ‘journacide’ is now being used.