Who is Adi Roche husband?
Seán Dunnem. 1977
Adi Roche/Husband
Is Adi Roche married?
Adi Roche/Spouse
Where was Adi Roche born?
Clonmel, Ireland
Adi Roche/Place of birth
When was Adi Roche born?
July 11, 1955 (age 66 years)
Adi Roche/Date of birth
Why is Adi Roche famous?
Adi Patricia Roche (born 11 July 1955) is an Irish activist, anti-nuclear advocate, and campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid and education. She has focused on the relief of suffering experienced by children in the wake of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Who is the founder of Chernobyl?
Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky
The Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty had been founded by Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky.
What has Adi Roche done?
What happened to the engineers at Chernobyl?
Together with Nikolai Fomin and Viktor Bryukhanov, Dyatlov was tried for failure to follow safety regulations. In 1987, all three were found guilty of gross violation of safety regulations leading to an explosion and were sentenced to ten years in prison. He was granted amnesty in late 1990.
What is a Chernobyl baby?
In 1986, a meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in what was then the Soviet Union showered radioactive particles all over Ukraine and neighboring countries. The children affected by the radiation have come to be known as the Children of Chernobyl.
What did Adi Roche do for a living?
After finishing secondary school, she went to work for Aer Lingus. She left in 1984 to work full-time as a volunteer for the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. She devised a Peace Education Programme and delivered it in over fifty schools throughout Ireland.
What did Adi Roche do in Chernobyl disaster?
In 1991, Roche founded the Chernobyl Children International, to provide aid to the children of Belarus, Western Russia and Ukraine following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. The organisation works in the areas of international development as well as medical and humanitarian aid.
When did Adi Roche speak at the UN General Assembly?
To mark the 18th Anniversary of the tragedy in April 2004, Roche was invited to speak at the UN General Assembly at their headquarters in New York and to screen the Oscar award-winning documentary Chernobyl Heart.
When was Adi Roche appointed to the ICRIN?
In July 2003, she was the keynote speaker at the launch of the International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (ICRIN) in Geneva, Switzerland. The ICRIN is am initiative joint-sponsored by the UN and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. Roche was appointed to represent NGOs on the Steering Committee of the ICRIN.