The gift of giving: Ireland's €25 million to this year's worst crises
Even though these international crises are overseas, Ireland has shown that these are issues close to home through their 2016 donations.
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Even though these international crises are overseas, Ireland has shown that these are issues close to home through their 2016 donations.
A total of €647.51 million was allocated to international development causes in 2015.
Irish media and aid agencies simply aren’t getting the message across that global efforts to lift people out of poverty are working.
New cases being recorded are doubling every few weeks.
Charities say Ireland has traditionally been at the forefront, but on World AIDS Day they say that support is slipping.
Minister of State Joe Costello told TheJournal.ie that his department plans to launch a new civilian volunteer corps later this year.
As former US vice-president Al Gore arrives in Dublin today to speak about climate change, global hunger and poverty, Dom Hunt explains why climate change needs to be recognised as a global issue.
The UK is to withhold million in aid over concerns that Rwanda is supporting of rebels country, which is in the midst of an increasingly violent conflict.