The Irishman leading crisis response for people devastated by war, famine and climate change

Ciaran Donnelly of the International Rescue Committee on trying to equip communities before disaster strikes

Ciaran Donnelly (left) is a senior vice-president with the International Rescue Committee

Caroline O'Doherty

It was 20 years ago, in a camp for people fleeing horrific violence in Uganda, that Ciaran Donnelly realised his job was about to get more difficult.