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Ireland to send supplies to people of Iraq displaced by violence

Supplies such as blankets, kitchen sets, jerry cans and shelter supplies are being sent to those most in need.

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Knightley: ‘What I saw and heard was worse than I could have ever imagined’

If the aid effort does not increase in South Sudan – 50,000 children could die from malnutrition.

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Ireland commits a further €144K to fight worst Ebola outbreak in history

The outbreak started in Guinea in early 2014 and has spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Ireland pledges €120,000 to help contain Ebola outbreak

WARNING: This article contains an image of a graphic nature.

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Irish aid workers travel to Sierre Leone to help with Ebola outbreak

The GOAL support team will travel to areas worst affected by the outbreak.

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Ukraine sends its own aid convoy east following fears over Russia’s “Trojan...

Kiev had a change of heart this morning over the Russian convoy, saying it will let the aid in once it has been inspected.

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Russian armoured vehicles seen near Ukraine aid trucks

A convoy of armoured vehicles is said to be moving towards the Ukrainian border.

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Ukraine tensions rise as Russian aid waits at border

Ukraine claims it destroyed a Russian military convoy.

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“There are so many emergencies to respond to, there aren’t enough people”

World Humanitarian Day takes place on 19 August.

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28 million people in the Middle East need humanitarian aid

Today is World Humanitarian Day and Oxfam Ireland are calling for help.

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The UNICEF chief in Gaza is doing a Reddit AMA today

Ask her anything.

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Russian aid convoy to Ukraine described as a ‘direct invasion’

Angela Merkel and Barack Obama warned that Moscow’s military presence and shelling were triggering a “dangerous escalation” of the conflict.

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The EU is targeting Russia’s oil and AK47s in its latest round of sanctions

Meanwhile in Ukraine, the UN has launched a food aid operation in the war-torn east of the country.

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Ireland is ahead of the pack in terms of supporting developing countries

Ireland is the only donor country to allocate half of its total aid to the world’s least developed countries.

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Ireland is going to give €2.5 million extra to Gaza

Ireland has now given €10 million to Palestine since 2010,

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This headset helps the blind navigate the city they’re in

The device creates a 3D soundscape to aid its wearer, providing them with context to their surroundings.

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Glasnevin Trust is helping with the burial of Ebola victims in Sierre Leone

Proper burials of the dead is preserving the dignity of the deceased.

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Why is Ireland so good at foreign aid? The Famine

Seriously. According to the OECD, anyway.

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Ireland giving over €3 million to South Sudan, Syria and Ethiopia

The money is going to South Sudan and Syria.

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Ireland to give €3 million to ‘forgotten emergencies’

“These crises are not well-known situations, but the needs are very real”.

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Lives reduced to rubble: Remembering the Haiti earthquake five years on

More than 220,000 people lost their lives in the disaster.

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Italy denies paying €10m ransom to free young hostages

The women were kidnapped last July.

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All Irish citizens in Nepal are safe, as 1,000 Europeans remain missing

The death toll has topped 6,000.

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France is in trouble for not taking back millions it gave to Ryanair

The EU wants €10 million in state aid recovered.

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‘I don’t think I’ve felt that tired in my life’ – Irishman raises thousands...

Kieran McCarthy chats to The42 about his impressive achievement on Monday.

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Aid will finally reach 500,000 besieged Syrians today but peace is a long way...

Almost half a million people in Syria are in areas under siege.

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‘Mama Merkel’ rules out closing the ‘Balkan route’ to Syrian refugees

A meeting on in Brussels also saw Turkey trying to strongarm the EU.

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Bono urges US lawmakers to view foreign aid as national security

The U2 frontman said he understands the financial stress countries are under as they debate how much aid to give.

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UN suspends all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after deadly airstrike

The week-long ceasefire in the war-ravaged country has collapsed.

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Ireland is giving €7.5 million to help Syrian people

“Ireland remains committed to the delivery of humanitarian assistance.”

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Ireland to provide humanitarian aid after storm kills 300 in Haiti

The US is now bracing itself for Hurricane Matthew, with states of emergencies declared in a number of places.

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Ireland pledges €2 million in aid to victims of Yemen's devastating,...

Three million people have been displaced from their homes by the ongoing conflict in the gulf state.

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Le Pen's personal assistant charged in 'fake jobs' scandal

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron won the support of a key centrist.

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Goal won't lose out on US funding after investigation into alleged fraud

In a new deal, USAID has laid out conditions under which Goal must operate.

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'I didn't want to know how chaotic it was going to be... If I had, maybe I...

John Reilly talks to TheJournal.ie after his trip to Mosul directly after the siege.

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'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what...

Donald Trump’s presidency is a tumultuous soap opera, but it’s making us ignore real humanitarian disasters, writes Dominic MacSorley.

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Shorter manslaughter sentences given to men if the women they killed were...

Women’s Aid is calling for tougher punishments for abusers.

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First shipment of food aid in weeks docks at rebel controlled port in Yemen...

The country is facing a serious famine due to an ongoing civil war.

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Oxfam aid workers used prostitutes during Haiti relief efforts, report claims

A spokesperson has confirmed that no staff employed by Oxfam Ireland were involved in the case.

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Iraqi women suspected of IS links being sexually exploited and refused aid

An Amnesty International report has expressed concern about how women and children are sexually exploited.

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