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“At the end of all these budget figures are real people, children going to bed hungry, children not being educated.” @RosamondBennett reacts to the Irish Presidency’s propsed 17% cut to internatioanl development spending in the draft EU budget. rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/101…
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Great to meet Commissioner @hadjalahbib in Brussels with other Irish NGO leaders & talk about the importance of long term, life-saving humanitarian funding in the European Commission's new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) so we can better respond to disasters & crises.
Since the so-called ceasefire in Gaza was agreed a year ago, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks. People in Gaza are still suffering & living without enough food or medicine. The vast majority are displaced living in rat-infested tents & shelters.
ALT Two men in a displacement camp in Gaza lifting a sandbag.
'When there is not enough food, women go to the bush to look for wild fruits.' El Niño driven drought conditions are threatening harvests in South Sudan. Read how our @Irish_Aid partner is supporting farmers adapt to higher temperatures & erratic rainfall caid.ie/el-nino-south-sudan
Christian Aid Ireland’s Sean McLoughlin will shortly be speaking to the Climate Committee about what Ireland should do to advance climate justice at next month's UN Climate Summit, COP31, in Antalya. Follow live here 🧵👇oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-…
‘COP30 agreed the political objective of tripling adaption finance but did not specify a baseline, financial figure or delivery roadmap. Ireland should push the EU to support a clear baseline, an explicit financial target & delivery roadmap, with milestones to assess progress.'
This morning, Christian Aid Ireland’s @conoraon is speaking to @EP_Development about the importance of fair taxation systems, without which efforts to tackle poverty and inequality are badly undermined. You can following proceedings live, here👇multimedia.europarl.europa.e…
'We have two asks for Committee members. 1) advance the work already undertaken at EU level. The upcoming review of the EU’s country-by-country reporting directive offers an opportunity to deliver a directive worthy of the name & address fundamental gaps in the legislation.
Christian Aid Ireland’s Sean McLoughlin joined the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition in Leinster House today to present the findings of a new report calling for the government to urgently close Ireland’s emissions gap and a range of policies they can and should implement now.
The government's failure to get emissions down is hurting people both at home and abroad. To find out more about where Ireland's emissions are at, where they need to be & how we can get there, visit: stopclimatechaos.ie/assets/f…
Today is #InternationalPeaceDay. In Colombia, our partner @SismaMujer run workshops to support women human rights defenders and victims of the country's conflict. Read how with funding from the European Commission we are able to support women like Gloria. caid.ie/International-Day-Pe…
“Our lives depend almost entirely on the monsoon, as does successful farming in our community.” Driven by El Niño, India is on course for its weakest monsoon in nearly two decades. Read how our partner has supported farmers adapt to higher temperatures. caid.ie/farmers-el-nino
It is beginning to look as though the "dominoes are starting to fall," @conoraon tells @haaretzcom in this deep dive piece looking at how more and more countries in Europe are moving to ban trade with the illegal Israeli settlements 👇
'Made in Israel?' • Mislabeled settlement goods could push Europe's trade bans over the Green Line haaretz.com/israel-news/isra…
