News Archive

Ireland must strengthen aid commitment, say NGOs

04/04/2012 13:33:00
The latest statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), published today, show that Ireland reduced its spending on official development assistance (ODA) by 3.1% in 2011.
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International aid is a means of investing in our future

27/03/2012 11:27:00
Our international aid programme is the most tangible expression of our awareness of the need to invest in the future, writes Hans Zomer.
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Irish support for overseas aid falters

23/12/2011 12:15:00
Fewer than half of Irish people believe the Government should increase overseas aid to developing countries, a new survey suggests.
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Irish delegation begins five-day trip to Ethiopia to gauge effectiveness of aid

15/11/2011 12:17:00
A cross-party delegation from the Oireachtas committee on foreign affairs and trade yesterday began a five-day visit to Ethiopia, during which it will examine Irish Government-funded projects and raise concerns over the country’s human rights record with Ethiopian officials.
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Shift in focus for Irish Aid strategy

02/11/2011 12:18:00
The development of new economic and political ties with Africa is to form part of the Government’s new overseas aid strategy.
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Opinion poll reveals the public wants the Government to deliver on its aid promises

10/09/2011 11:18:00
MRBI Survey shows strong support for overseas aid
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Foreign aid is a necessity, not a luxury

04/07/2011 11:17:00
Recent debates in Ireland about the value or affordability of aid in Ireland‘s current economic climate have exposed the assumption that Overseas Development Assistance is regarded by some as a luxury.
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Dóchas expresses condolences on death of Dr Garret FitzGerald

19/05/2011 12:30:00
Dr. Garret FitzGerald - An advocate for a strong role in international cooperation
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Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan Affirms Ireland's Commitment to Fight Global Poverty

25/03/2011 16:28:00
Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan Affirms Ireland's Commitment to Fight Global Poverty
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Fine Gael / Labour programme for Government includes ODA promise

06/03/2011 12:14:00
Fine Gael / Labour programme for Government contains a promise to honour Ireland's commitment to 0.7% ODA/GNI by 2015
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General Elections - Political Parties and International Development Cooperation

16/02/2011 10:27:00
Political parties and international development cooperation
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Ireland in the World

25/01/2011 15:53:00
Dóchas Submission to Party Manifestos – Election 2011
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Rugby stars support Act Now campaign

18/11/2010 15:59:00
Malcolm O'Kelly and Ciaran Fitzgerald say "ACT NOW ON 2015"
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Letter To Minister Martin Foreign Affairs - IMU Justice/AEFJN Ireland

27/10/2010 23:08:00
Irish Missionaries' letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin
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Let’s put an end to lip service and feed the world [Irish Examiner]

18/10/2010 13:59:00
Plan Ireland CEO, David Dalton, writes about why we want supporters to write to their TDs
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Social Justice Ireland’s alternative Budget proposes an increase in overseas aid

04/10/2010 09:29:00
Campaigners welcome support for overseas aid in Social Justice Ireland's alternative Budget.
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Dublin City Council supports Act Now campaign

29/09/2010 16:35:00
Act Now on 2015 campaign spreads its core messages on a 20 metre high banner in Dublin
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Greens support development aid roadmap

28/09/2010 12:54:00
Greens back call for annual targets to reach Millennium Development Goal targets in 2015.
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Charity begins at home, but Irish people don’t want it to end there

27/09/2010 13:24:00
Dóchas article on Ipsos MRBI poll is published in current editions of Dublin Informer
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TDs and Senators Support Overseas Aid

17/09/2010 16:11:00
TDs & Senators call on the Government to ensure that Ireland plays a leadership role at the MDG summit in New York.
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17/09/2010 16:00:00
Dublin Statues cry out for Action on overseas aid
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Will the Government reflect widespread public support for overseas aid?

13/09/2010 15:49:00
One week ahead of a crucial UN Summit, a new EU survey shows 9 out of 10 Europeans strongly support development aid.
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Recent survey shows strong support for overseas aid

06/09/2010 10:41:00
Opinion poll reveals the public wants the Government to deliver on its aid promises.
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Can we afford overseas aid in times of crisis?

25/08/2010 20:32:00
Can we afford overseas aid in times of crisis? Of course we can!
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Good Intentions Are Not Enough, say 67 anti-poverty organisations

20/08/2010 16:23:00
NGOs urge the Government to publish a plan to deliver on Ireland’s aid commitments, one month ahead of crucial UN Summit.
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The Millennium Development Goals work!

16/08/2010 15:36:00
Progress is being made on each of the 8 MDGs that will make extreme poverty history by 2015.
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Musicians Say: “Act Now” on overseas aid

09/08/2010 10:04:00
Musicians call on the Government to "Act Now on 2015" at the Festival of World Cultures
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Walk in Solidarity with the ACT NOW ON 2015 campaign

06/08/2010 14:51:00
Come join VMM in a solidarity walk with the Act Now on 2015 campaign to the Hellfire Club, Montpelier Hill, Dublin on 28 August!
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Footballers Say: “Act Now” on overseas aid

05/08/2010 10:23:00
At the recent World Refugee Day “Fair Play Football Cup”, a host of football stars called on the Government to Act Now on overseas aid
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Time to Act Now to save Ireland's overseas programme

23/07/2010 14:48:00
If we “Act Now”, we can save Ireland’s overseas development programme, and our reputation as a country that keeps its promises.
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Rich nations threaten to pull the plug on Africa just when aid is making a real difference

12/07/2010 11:42:00
JUST as world leaders at the recent meetings of the G20 and G8 showed that they would rather forget their promises of more and better aid, the world’s poorest countries are showing real leadership in the global effort to make poverty history.
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NGOs Write to Oireachtas Members to ACT NOW on Global Poverty

28/06/2010 22:24:00
Dóchas, the umbrella organisations of 45 overseas aid organisations, has written to all members of the Oireachtas, to urge them to ACT NOW on overseas aid.
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“Poverty Hearings” at United Nations

17/06/2010 16:40:00
On 14 June, hundreds of anti-poverty campaigners from various parts of the world marched to the UN buildings in New York to demand urgent and concrete actions to reach the MDGs.
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[Irish Examiner] - Calls for state to act on aid promise

11/06/2010 12:41:00
FORMER Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald is heading a campaign to push the Government to honour its commitments on overseas aid despite the recession.
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Irish NGOs welcome EU Commissioner’s urgent call on EU Members to deliver on their aid promises

11/06/2010 12:40:00
European NGOs published the annual AidWatch Report on 10 June. The report, entitled “More and Better EU aid can score Millennium Development Goals”, features an EU-wide assessment of progress on aid quantity and quality, and a country-by-country report on how each EU Member State is progressing towards their 2010 individual intermediate targets.
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Campaign launched today to highlight the need for Ireland to deliver on its overseas aid promise

10/06/2010 12:42:00
Former Taoiseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald launched the campaign to call on Government to deliver on its overseas aid promise
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Why 2010 is a crucial year for the world

11/05/2010 10:10:00
The world was on track to achieve at least the first MDG of halving the number of extreme poor; and was coming close in several others. Now, that hard fought progress is at risk.
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