‘Not viable’ for Government to provide funds to replace US aid programme cuts, says Minister
Richmond says there will be no reduction in Ireland’s expenditure on overseas aid
Concern
Concern Worldwide lays off almost 400 staff citing ‘aid funding cuts’
Positions at risk in organisation’s Dublin head office but numbers unclear due to ‘fluidity of the situation’
Irish aid agency Goal hit by Trump spending freeze
Organisation’s annual report for 2023 describes USAid as ‘largest donor’ at €103m
Death announced of East Timor peace campaigner Tom Hyland (72)
Tributes to former Ballyfermot bus driver led by President Michael D Higgins
Global hunger levels ‘to stay high for another 136 years’, assessment finds
42 countries have ‘serious’ or ‘alarming’ hunger levels as conflict takes toll
Michael Darragh Macauley: ‘I find it enjoyable to give back. I don’t do it for Instagram likes. I do it because it makes me happy.’
The former Dublin footballer may have left the GAA pitch behind, but he is playing to win in new territory: as CEO of Sanctuary Runners, making a difference to the lives of asylum seekers and migrants
One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers: ‘The secrecy of HIV and Aids is worse now, it went underground during Covid’
Breda Gahan's work as a nurse and midwife brought her from the frontlines of the 1980s Aids epidemic in Dublin to conflicts and humanitarian crises across the globe and she has no intention of stopping
‘Living in Khartoum is a hell’: Food and water shortages leave civilians desperate as Sudan conflict rages on
Aid has become a battleground in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, with a third of the population facing acute food insecurity
Cop28: World leaders meet to attempt closure of emissions gap amid worsening climate crisis
Fossil fuel allegations dismissed by Cop28 hosts as UAE insists ‘unprecedented outcome' still achievable
Multiple crises impeding global efforts to tackle hunger
Progress against hunger worldwide has largely stalled as conflict and climate crisis takes toll, according to 2023 Global Hunger Index
Africa’s climate-vulnerable people are resilient but need support, says Concern ambassador
UCC student Dearbhla Richardson says the requests of communities are not unreasonable
‘They came well-armed and told me to stop teaching’: Deliberate targeting of schools damages children’s prospects
Ireland can do more to show its support for students and teachers worldwide that face unacceptable risks
Sudan: As embassies evacuate staff, those left behind search for options
More than 400 people have been killed since fighting began on April 15th
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