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IRISH NGOS MAKE CASE AT OIREACHTAS FOR IRELAND TO CHAMPION THE NEED FOR QUALITY EDUCATION IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES

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17 october 2019

17 October - Dóchas called today on the Irish Government to champion the need for quality education in the world’s poorest countries, and show political leadership within the European Union to ensure that education becomes a priority area for interna... Read more

DÓCHAS WELCOMES INCREASE ON OVERSEAS AID BUDGET

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08 october 2019

Dóchas – The Government announced in today’s budget that spending on Official Development Assistance (ODA) will increase by €21million to €837m in 2020. Read more

IRISH NGOS MAKE CASE AT OIREACHTAS FOR IRELAND TO BE WORLD LEADER ON DISABILITY IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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03 july 2019

On 2 July, the Dóchas Disability and International Development Working Group (consisting of representatives from Irish NGOs) presented directly to TDs and Senators on the need for Ireland to be a global leader in promoting disability rights in develo... Read more

DÓCHAS ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRPERSON

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26 june 2019

Dóchas – the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations, today announced that it has elected Finola Finnan, Deputy CEO of Trócaire, as its new Chairperson. Ms Finnan replaces the outgoing Chairperson, Sharan Kelly, Chief Executiv... Read more

MEP CANDIDATES COMMIT TO CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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13 may 2019

Candidates for the European Parliament election outlined their positions on key international development issues at a roundtable event in Dublin today. The event, organised by Dóchas - a network of 59 international development NGOs in Ireland, provid... Read more

GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS ADDRESS IRISH NGOS ON CHALLENGES TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

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09 may 2019

Irish NGOs gather at a conference in Dublin today, 2 May, to hear from global civil society activists about the challenges to international cooperation. The Dóchas Conference – Finding Our Voice: How Civil Society is Countering Uncertainty – is the a... Read more

'A Better World' Ireland's International Development Policy - Expert Analysis

14 march 2019

Following the launch of A Better World, the Irish Government’s new international development policy, in February 2019, we reached out to a range of experts to get their perspective on the new policy and to hear their thoughts on what success will loo... Read more