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  1. 11 hours ago

    Last chance to vote for our colleagues who are nominated for Arms Control Person of the Year, for their great work on the ! You can vote here - but be quick! The poll closes this evening:

    There’s just one day left to vote for Arms Control Person of the Year! We’re nominated alongside 🇦🇹 🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 and Amb. Elayne White Gómez of 🇨🇷 for our work on the . You can vote for us here:
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    Jan 4

    Journalist travelled to Ethiopia with the support of the Fund to report on gender inequality and violence in the country, and the efforts of aid organisations to help women overcome domestic abuse. Learn about her project here:

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  3. Jan 4

    MoS recent visitor to camp to see how is supporting to build school so that children can learn in safe and sheltered environment

    These Burundian refugees do not have classrooms, but they are pursuing their dreams in classes held under trees
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  4. Jan 3

    Just a week left until 2018. Be sure to drop over to the stand in the ecozone to learn about the work we do.

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  5. Jan 3

    Ireland has pledged at least €10m to in 2018 - saving lives in forgotten crises

    . releases $100M for 9 neglected crises, enabling “ agencies & their partners to carry out essential life-saving activities, & contribute to longer-term resilience and stability,” . Read more ->
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    Jan 2

    Thank you for allowing John to work with us! Your support in our collective effort to ensure an effective food security responses is critical.

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    John spent Christmas in working with in support of 700,000 refugees. Our deploy to humanitarian emergencies at short notice, helping us . Ireland recently pledged €2m in response to the .
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  7. Jan 2

    . rapid responder Angus Lambkin sharing his wishes for the new year

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    What kind of🌍will you wish for in 2018? Angus, () Rapid Responder deploying w/ into zones wants , , & and showing w/ those that are much less fortunate🕊 Captioned👉🏽
  8. Jan 2

    Ireland is responding to the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world – new funding of €250,000 and over €5.5 million in support to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017. Photo:

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    3 replies 35 retweets 61 likes
  9. 28 Dec 2017

    John spent Christmas in working with in support of 700,000 refugees. Our deploy to humanitarian emergencies at short notice, helping us . Ireland recently pledged €2m in response to the .

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  10. 28 Dec 2017

    Great to see the work of our friends at being covered in . We have been supporting them in for 20 years - for the last 5 years in Oddar Meanchey province - just part of our work to make the world a safer place.

    When de-mining work began there was at least one mine per man, woman and child
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  11. 27 Dec 2017

    Where are you this Christmas? Look where Irish Aid’s rapid responders are…. Ireland has provided over €1m in humanitarian support to Myanmar

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  12. 23 Dec 2017

    Did you know that Irish Aid’s Rapid Responders provided more than 4,000 days of humanitarian assistance in the world worst crises in 2017

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  13. 22 Dec 2017

    Ireland committed to responding to suffering in Yemen - the world’s largest humanitarian crisis – new funding of €500,000 and over €5.3 million in support in 2017 Full Statement:

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    21 Dec 2017

    Launching our new programmes in Karamoja, Uganda - just one of our highlights from 2017.

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    14 Dec 2017

    Fantastic to see such progress in the implementation of the Pilot. Since its launch in July momentum is building for Young Scientists Kenya to be the premier National competition for Kenyan second level students.

    Day 2 Science teacher training for the Young Scientists Kenya project. Our pilot counties today
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  16. 21 Dec 2017

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    19 Dec 2017

    . has donated 150,000 Euros to to assist in global effort to tackle the issue of

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    18 Dec 2017

    Imagine losing everything in a moment and was your only choice…

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    11 Dec 2017

    Lauren & Paul, Ireland's Youth Delegates are looking for your help to complete a survey on young people, & A YOUTH Report will be launched in 2018. Have your voice heard. Go to:

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  20. 18 Dec 2017

    Ireland has contributed €6 million to EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, which was set up in Nov 2015. The funds are used to create employment opportunities & to support resilience in terms of food security, livelihoods and basic services for &locals

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