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Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello announces further Irish support of €2.5 million for Mali humanitarian crisis
The Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, will today pledge an additional €2.5 million from the Government in support of the humanitarian and recovery effort in Mali. The...
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Mali: Water and electricity still in short supply in northern cities
In northern Mali, which has been experiencing armed conflict for nearly 16 months, hard-hit communities need better access to water. Since April 2012 the ICRC has been providing fuel to...
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How Technology is Saving Lives in Africa
By: Abiola Alabi For many decades, Africa, and the developing world more generally, has not had access to the medical advancements of the developed world. As a result, lives have...
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Analysis: Helping local aid workers build meaningful careers
There has been much talk of decentralizing the northern-centric humanitarian aid sector to give more power to southern staff, but how much has changed over recent years? A 2012 study...
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Can disaster risk reduction lessons be learned from China?
China, which annually faces almost every disaster possible – including earthquakes, floods, cyclones and landslides – is doing something right in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), experts say....
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Stakeholders advocate continued support for the ECOWAS peace support initiatives
Stakeholders have called for uninterrupted funding for and sustainability of ECOWAS peace support initiatives, especially the resettlement and rehabilitation of thousands of conflict displaced persons in the region. Over the...
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Switzerland promotes broad-based growth in Burkina Faso and Mozambique
On 8 May 2013 the Federal Council decided to grant Burkina Faso and Mozambique general budgetary assistance of CHF 32 million each for the years 2013 to 2016. This will...