DÓCHAS
The Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations
PRESS RELEASE
20th May 2015
Relief to Nepal quake victims
Irish donations to aid agencies nearly 4 million euro Read more
PRESS STATEMENT
DÓCHAS GLOBAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
SHORTLIST REVEALED
WINNER SET TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE DÓCHAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The inaugural Dóchas Awards ceremony will take place at the Dóchas Annual Conference on the 7th May in Croke Park Read more
Development NGO’s urge Irish government to fulfil its international promise to allocate 0.7% of GNI to the overseas development aid budget.
The call comes as European Development Ministers convene in Brussels today to agree an EU negotiation positio... Read more
NGOs present 12-month series of events and a host of inspiring change makers from around the country
At a ceremony in Dublin Castle today, President Michael D. Higgins formally launched the European Year for Development aimed at celebrating the many... Read more
New opinion poll published to launch the European Year for Development
Dramatic increase in number of Irish people who think we should increase overseas aid
Irish people are now 12% more likely than last year to say we should increase overseas devel... Read more
Poll shows Irish people unaware of significant progress in Africa.
Despite ongoing recession at home, the Irish public continues to believe that Ireland should invest in overseas aid.
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New UN report shows three anti-poverty goals achieved ahead of target date
An annual report on the world's efforts to end extreme poverty shows that in three areas – poverty, water and slums – the goals have been met ahead of the 2015 deadline, but p... Read more
