Evan McCaffrey

Evan McCaffrey


I am a very passionate person. I am always striving to experience all this world has to offer.

I have over 10 years of diverse experiences with communications, including extensive work in the nonprofit sector.

*All views expressed in my writing are my own and not those of a specific organization.

My professional story:

I am currently working for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a Social Media Specialist in Nairobi, Kenya. I have helped develop best practices for managing and creating social media content to raise awareness of the UN’s global efforts to protect the planet.

I hold a B.Sc. Degree in Journalism, an M.Sc. in Multimedia, and an M.A. in International Relations. My previous professional roles included communicating with civil society globally with ICNL, urban development with UN-Habitat, and many years in marketing for the tourism sector.

I still have my passion for journalism, and I have continued to cover freelance stories worldwide, including in Ireland, Spain, South Africa, Ecuador, Ukraine, and the United States. Additionally, I am a long-term humanitarian volunteer who has assisted with communications projects, taught refugees, provided aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, and aided medical organizations in Ukraine.

I was certified in Open Sourced Intelligence after completing a course with Bellingcat.

Contact: emccaff2@gmail.com

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UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid Highlights the Urgency of the Climate Emergency

“We hear you. We must act now.” – These words were spoken by UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Ms Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the Young Women Climate Changemakers session at COP25. Her words highlight the urgency that must be taken by world leaders and citizens to address our looming Climate Emergency. Global temperatures are expected to rise by 3.2 to 3.9°C by the end of this century if immediate act
ARGUS •

Why North Korea Won 2018

After shaky negotiations, the first meeting in history between a US and a North Korean leader took place in Singapore on the 12th of June 2018. With the cameras rolling, two world-famous actors put on a show that would make any Hollywood star envious. Contrasting the insults from months earlier, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un seemed to now be “BFFs”. Was this the beginning of the end of the conflict and the almost 70-year diplomatic deadlock in the Korean peninsula? As we move into 2019 though, e

Does Ethnic Diversity Lead to Conflict?

One talking point that we hear right-wing pundits and alt-right supporters repeating time and time again is that ethnic and religious diversity are a threat to a peaceful society. They feel that their supposed “homogeneous society” is threatened by the inclusion of other religions like Islam. They believe that the mixing of different cultures and racial groups will eventually lead to Civil War within their country. They use exaggerated statistics to argue their points, such as the...
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Catalan Independence - What is Next?

As I straddled a wall overlooking the large crowd at Fira Barcelona - Montjuïc, a huge screen projected a speech by the president of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont. The audience’s emotions rose to jubilation for the expected announcement of independence and then sunk to quiet disappointment as it became apparent that there would be no announcement this day. What Led to the Current Situation? What followed was a period of tension that in the end accomplished nothing for Catalan independence. Durin

The 2017 Catalonia Election, in Photos | Via News

BARCELONA, Spain (ViaNews) – Today, voters of Catalonia headed to the polls to choose which party will lead the region of Catalonia. The anti-independence Party Ciudadanos, received the most votes of any party, which was expected. The pro-Independence parties combined (Junts per Catalunya, Esquerre Republicana de Catalunya, and Canditatura d’Unitat Popular) made up 70% of the seats. These results show that the majority of Catalonia does, in fact, support independence and now the pro-Independen