Posts tagged ‘Emergencies’
Aid Works – Some Examples
Some key illustrations of the successes being achieved, through development aid.
Aid Myths Busted
A very good, and short, critique of commonly heard criticism of international development cooperation (or “overseas aid”)
Why Ireland invests in overseas aid
Anyone wondering why Ireland continues to spend money on overseas aid, take your pick from these quotes from the last week: Speeches by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore
Oireachtas members continue to support Overseas Aid
Dóchas key word analysis of Dáil and Seanad debates since 1974 shows growing parliamentary interest in development cooperation.
Haiti 2 years on – A summary
An outline of some recent articles and reports on the situation in Haiti, 2 years after the devastating earthquake.
What we blogged about in 2011
An overview of some of the key issues we focused on during 2011.
Singing the praise of the humble potato
Today is National Potato Day in Ireland – a country that knows the link between hunger, poverty and the potato all too well.
Famine in Somalia – Lessons learned from other droughts
Over many years of responding to droughts, Irish NGOs have learned a number of important lessons about the complex relationships between drought, food scarcity and famine.
World Humanitarian Day – Suggested Resources
Today is World Humanitarian Day. A day to celebrate the dedication of all those people working to help victims of disaster, hunger, disease and conflict. And here are some resources for further reading.
14 Reasons NOT to donate to Somalia
A comment, and summary, of a recent article in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, which listed 14 reasons why people should not help the victims of the famine in Somalia – and then gave one reason why they should.
