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Coveney approves €2 million funding to UN for Palestinian refugees

# Humanitarian

Coveney approves €2 million funding to UN for Palestinian refugees

Sep 18th 2022, 2:02 PM 9,146 Views 25 Comments

It brings Ireland’s total contribution to the UN Relief and Works Agency in 2022 to €8 million.

Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid, but many await relief

# Afghanistan Earthquake

Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid, but many await relief

Jun 25th 2022, 3:25 PM 10,901 Views 2 Comments

Even before Wednesday’s quake, the country was in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.

UN wants €4.4 billion in aid for Afghans to avoid 'full-blown humanitarian catastrophe'

# United Nations

UN wants €4.4 billion in aid for Afghans to avoid 'full-blown humanitarian catastrophe'

Jan 11th 2022, 8:38 AM 13,523 Views 40 Comments

Around 8 million children could miss out on their education because teachers largely have not been paid since August.

# aid - Last year 2021

Charities praise generosity of Irish people as they raise funds to support Afghan communities

# Fundraising

Charities praise generosity of Irish people as they raise funds to support Afghan communities

Aug 25th 2021, 6:15 AM 11,860 Views 9 Comments

A number of organisations have launched relief appeals as well as campaigns urging the government to resettle refugees.

UN Council pushes back vote on extending aid to Syria

# Entry Point

UN Council pushes back vote on extending aid to Syria

Jul 7th 2021, 11:02 PM 6,843 Views 3 Comments

Ireland is in favour of keeping open a border-crossing that allows aid into Syria’s north west.

Ireland joins US and Norway to press for extension of cross-border aid into Syria

# Aid

Ireland joins US and Norway to press for extension of cross-border aid into Syria

Jul 6th 2021, 10:30 PM 7,611 Views 5 Comments

A border crossing that aid passes through is due to close this week.

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€25m aid package announced for British horse racing

# Financial Support

From The42

# Financial Support

€25m aid package announced for British horse racing

Apr 18th 2020, 9:41 AM 4,448 Views 23 Comments

The funds will be made available for jockeys, training yards, stable staff and horse welfare.

Government to provide financial support to those affected by floods

# Aid

Government to provide financial support to those affected by floods

Feb 27th 2020, 9:35 PM 11,136 Views 12 Comments

The scheme will be provided by the Irish Red Cross on behalf of the government.

At least seven dead in landslides and floods in Indonesia

# Sumatra

At least seven dead in landslides and floods in Indonesia

Jan 29th 2020, 12:26 PM 6,753 Views 1 Comment

More than 2,000 people have been forced to leave their flooded homes.

Venezuela's government to stage concert to rival Richard Branson's charity one

# Aid

Venezuela's government to stage concert to rival Richard Branson's charity one

Feb 19th 2019, 8:49 AM 13,578 Views 20 Comments

The concert will be held on the Simon Bolivar bridge which links San Antonio, Venezuela with Cucuta, in Colombia, where aid sent by the US is being held up and stored.

Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs to 373

# Disaster

Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs to 373

Updated Dec 24th 2018, 3:11 PM 10,875 Views 5 Comments

The powerful tsunami struck without any warning on Saturday night,

'An invisible actor': The Irishman who delivered aid to 30,000 people in war-torn Syria

# East Ghouta

'An invisible actor': The Irishman who delivered aid to 30,000 people in war-torn Syria

Nov 24th 2018, 7:30 AM 21,410 Views 7 Comments

Mark Mullan is a finalist for the Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards.

Iraqi women suspected of IS links being sexually exploited and refused aid

# Amnesty International

Iraqi women suspected of IS links being sexually exploited and refused aid

Apr 17th 2018, 6:30 AM 12,345 Views 15 Comments

An Amnesty International report has expressed concern about how women and children are sexually exploited.

Oxfam aid workers used prostitutes during Haiti relief efforts, report claims

# Earthquake

Oxfam aid workers used prostitutes during Haiti relief efforts, report claims

Feb 9th 2018, 7:16 AM 29,230 Views 41 Comments

A spokesperson has confirmed that no staff employed by Oxfam Ireland were involved in the case.

# Food Aid

First shipment of food aid in weeks docks at rebel controlled port in Yemen as country faces famine

Nov 27th 2017, 6:56 AM 5,591 Views 10 Comments

The country is facing a serious famine due to an ongoing civil war.

# Women

Shorter manslaughter sentences given to men if the women they killed were their partners

Nov 24th 2017, 6:00 AM 54,670 Views 101 Comments

Women’s Aid is calling for tougher punishments for abusers.

'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'

# Column

'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'

Sep 9th 2017, 7:30 PM 6,730 Views 33 Comments

Donald Trump’s presidency is a tumultuous soap opera, but it’s making us ignore real humanitarian disasters, writes Dominic MacSorley.

'I didn't want to know how chaotic it was going to be... If I had, maybe I wouldn't have gone'

# Saving Mosul

'I didn't want to know how chaotic it was going to be... If I had, maybe I wouldn't have gone'

Aug 3rd 2017, 6:00 AM 28,494 Views 6 Comments

John Reilly talks to TheJournal.ie after his trip to Mosul directly after the siege.

Goal won't lose out on US funding after investigation into alleged fraud

# USAid

Goal won't lose out on US funding after investigation into alleged fraud

Apr 13th 2017, 7:37 AM 6,555 Views 4 Comments

In a new deal, USAID has laid out conditions under which Goal must operate.

Le Pen's personal assistant charged in 'fake jobs' scandal

# Elections

Le Pen's personal assistant charged in 'fake jobs' scandal

Feb 22nd 2017, 11:04 PM 15,150 Views 0 Comments

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron won the support of a key centrist.

Ireland pledges €2 million in aid to victims of Yemen's devastating, never-ending, civil war

# Conflict Fallout

Ireland pledges €2 million in aid to victims of Yemen's devastating, never-ending, civil war

Jan 7th 2017, 10:00 PM 12,104 Views 119 Comments

Three million people have been displaced from their homes by the ongoing conflict in the gulf state.

Ireland to provide humanitarian aid after storm kills 300 in Haiti

# Hurricane Matthew

Ireland to provide humanitarian aid after storm kills 300 in Haiti

Oct 7th 2016, 2:40 PM 18,370 Views 46 Comments

The US is now bracing itself for Hurricane Matthew, with states of emergencies declared in a number of places.

Ireland is giving €7.5 million to help Syrian people

# Humanitarian Aid

Ireland is giving €7.5 million to help Syrian people

Oct 6th 2016, 2:10 PM 10,105 Views 66 Comments

“Ireland remains committed to the delivery of humanitarian assistance.”

UN suspends all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after deadly airstrike

# Ceasefire Collapse

UN suspends all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after deadly airstrike

Sep 20th 2016, 12:25 PM 13,345 Views 133 Comments

The week-long ceasefire in the war-ravaged country has collapsed.

Bono urges US lawmakers to view foreign aid as national security

# Violent Extremism

Bono urges US lawmakers to view foreign aid as national security

Apr 12th 2016, 10:52 PM 15,035 Views 81 Comments

The U2 frontman said he understands the financial stress countries are under as they debate how much aid to give.

'Mama Merkel' rules out closing the 'Balkan route' to Syrian refugees

# Migrant Crisis

'Mama Merkel' rules out closing the 'Balkan route' to Syrian refugees

Mar 7th 2016, 7:23 PM 25,472 Views 105 Comments

A meeting on in Brussels also saw Turkey trying to strongarm the EU.

Aid will finally reach 500,000 besieged Syrians today but peace is a long way off

# Civil War

Aid will finally reach 500,000 besieged Syrians today but peace is a long way off

Feb 17th 2016, 7:15 AM 5,752 Views 71 Comments

Almost half a million people in Syria are in areas under siege.

'I don’t think I’ve felt that tired in my life' - Irishman raises thousands after unique Dublin Marathon challenge

# Hero

From The42

# Hero

'I don’t think I’ve felt that tired in my life' - Irishman raises thousands after unique Dublin Marathon challenge

Oct 28th 2015, 9:30 PM 35,352 Views 12 Comments

Kieran McCarthy chats to The42 about his impressive achievement on Monday.

France is in trouble for not taking back millions it gave to Ryanair

# State Aid

France is in trouble for not taking back millions it gave to Ryanair

Jul 27th 2015, 3:15 PM 17,206 Views 3 Comments

The EU wants €10 million in state aid recovered.

All Irish citizens in Nepal are safe, as 1,000 Europeans remain missing

# Earthquake

All Irish citizens in Nepal are safe, as 1,000 Europeans remain missing

May 1st 2015, 9:18 PM 17,157 Views 7 Comments

The death toll has topped 6,000.

Italy denies paying €10m ransom to free young hostages

# Syria

Italy denies paying €10m ransom to free young hostages

Jan 16th 2015, 5:42 PM 11,458 Views 7 Comments

The women were kidnapped last July.

Lives reduced to rubble: Remembering the Haiti earthquake five years on

# Destruction

Lives reduced to rubble: Remembering the Haiti earthquake five years on

Jan 12th 2015, 6:30 AM 3,567 Views 0 Comments

More than 220,000 people lost their lives in the disaster.

Ireland to give €3 million to 'forgotten emergencies'

# Helping Out

Ireland to give €3 million to 'forgotten emergencies'

Dec 29th 2014, 12:49 PM 7,230 Views 24 Comments

“These crises are not well-known situations, but the needs are very real”.

Ireland giving over €3 million to South Sudan, Syria and Ethiopia

# Donated

Ireland giving over €3 million to South Sudan, Syria and Ethiopia

Dec 23rd 2014, 1:39 PM 6,022 Views 50 Comments

The money is going to South Sudan and Syria.

Why is Ireland so good at foreign aid? The Famine

# Charity

Why is Ireland so good at foreign aid? The Famine

Dec 2nd 2014, 7:15 AM 10,223 Views 70 Comments

Seriously. According to the OECD, anyway.

Glasnevin Trust is helping with the burial of Ebola victims in Sierre Leone

# Burials

Glasnevin Trust is helping with the burial of Ebola victims in Sierre Leone

Nov 25th 2014, 3:36 PM 5,418 Views 2 Comments

Proper burials of the dead is preserving the dignity of the deceased.

This headset helps the blind navigate the city they're in

# Smart Navigation

This headset helps the blind navigate the city they're in

Nov 7th 2014, 10:56 AM 4,504 Views 3 Comments

The device creates a 3D soundscape to aid its wearer, providing them with context to their surroundings.

Ireland is going to give €2.5 million extra to Gaza

# Foreign Aid

Ireland is going to give €2.5 million extra to Gaza

Oct 11th 2014, 9:41 AM 5,370 Views 45 Comments

Ireland has now given €10 million to Palestine since 2010,

Ireland is ahead of the pack in terms of supporting developing countries

# One Campaign

Ireland is ahead of the pack in terms of supporting developing countries

Oct 6th 2014, 6:33 PM 7,873 Views 58 Comments

Ireland is the only donor country to allocate half of its total aid to the world’s least developed countries.

The EU is targeting Russia's oil and AK47s in its latest round of sanctions

# Slap On The Wrist

The EU is targeting Russia's oil and AK47s in its latest round of sanctions

Sep 12th 2014, 12:24 PM 7,804 Views 88 Comments

Meanwhile in Ukraine, the UN has launched a food aid operation in the war-torn east of the country.

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