Posts tagged ‘Millennium Development Goals’
Aid Myths Busted
A very good, and short, critique of commonly heard criticism of international development cooperation (or “overseas aid”)
Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency
In January 2013, Ireland will take over the rotating Presidency of the European Union. An event that the Government and NGOs in Ireland feel presents a great opportunity to influence the way “Europe” thinks about global Development (and its own Development)
How do we communicate global poverty?
As the debate about Kony 2012 has shown, people in the Aid sector often agree that “things are more complicated” than popular media discourse suggest.
That is of course true, but the real question then is: How DO you communicate the full complexity of “Development” and yet succeed in Engaging people?
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.
Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation – The Good, the Bad and the New?
In this guest blog post, Abdul Ilal offers some reflections on the new Development paradigm, arising from the Busan summit. He provides some recommendations for the future of the Irish development cooperation programme, in the context of the Review of the White Paper on Irish Aid.
Day 3 of the Busan Summit – Video blog by Hans Zomer
On Day 3 of the Busan Summit, Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness.
Day 2 – Video Blog by Dochas Director Hans Zomer on Busan Summit
Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments on Day 2 of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness in Busan (South Korea)
