Having worked as a volunteer in Tanzania and Cambodia Justin joined Trócaire as Africa programme officer in 1981. He served as the organisation’s representative in Laos from 1988 until 1992. In March 1993 he was appointed Director. In recent years he has been a member of the Irish Government established Hunger Task Force and is currently a member of the National Famine Commemoration Committee. He is a former president of CIDSE, the international working group of Lenten Campaign organisations in Europe and Canada. He recently completed a six year term as president of CONCORD, the confederation of European development NGOs, representing over two thousand such organisations across the European Union. Justin will be representing CONCORD at Rio+20.