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  <title><![CDATA[Science for Development Award at BTYSTE]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Science for Development Award at BTYSTE]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Cannon visits Tanzania]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Cannon visits Tanzania]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s response to the mudslide and flooding in Freetown, Sierra Leone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s response to the mudslide and flooding in Freetown, Sierra Leone]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Panti Bliss aka Rory O Neill Visit to Vietnam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Panti Bliss aka Rory O Neill - Visit to Vietnam]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid at Electric Picnic]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid at Electric Picnic]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pass it Back Comes to Belfast!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pass it Back Comes to Belfast!]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland responding to the crises in East Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland responding to the crises in East Africa]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Civilians are Not a Target: World Humanitarian Day 2017]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Civilians are Not a Target: World Humanitarian Day 2017]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s funding to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund reaches &euro;22 million in 2017]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s funding to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund reaches &euro;22 million in 2017]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2017/august/ireland-funding-un-cerf-2017/title-242507-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Promoting Irish-African Business links in Agri-Food Sector]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Promoting Irish-African Business links in Agri-Food Sector]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Refugee Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today, 20th June, is World Refugee Day. This day offers us an opportunity to reflect on the tragedies that have forced so many individuals and communities to leave their homes. It can also be a day which inspires us to redouble our efforts to assist the huge numbers of refugees and people displaced within their own countries. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Letter from the Minister]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Letter from Minister of State Joe McHugh]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland airlifts supplies to help South Sudanese refugees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland airlifts supplies to help South Sudanese refugees]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s support helps make Lao PDR safe from unexploded bombs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s support helps make Lao PDR safe from unexploded bombs]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rory O'Neill/Panti Bliss in Southern Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rory O'Neill/Panti Bliss highlights Ireland's work to address human rights and HIV/AIDS challenges in southern Africa]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Africa Day 2017]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Africa Day 2017]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dr Mark Dybul of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB &amp; Malaria speaks at Global Health event in Dublin]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In January 2017, Dr Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, visited Dublin to meet with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland pledges &euro;4 million in response to humanitarian crisis in Yemen]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland pledges &euro;4 million in response to humanitarian crisis in Yemen]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland airlifts humanitarian relief supplies into Somalia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid airlifts over 100 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies into Somalia. This airlift, worth over &euro;600,000, compliments Ireland&rsquo;s humanitarian response to the Somalia crisis, the continuing severe drought and displacement in the country, and the risk of famine.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland pledges support to Syrians affected by conflict]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland has pledged a further &euro;25 million to the Syrian crisis for 2017, at a high-level pledging conference in Brussels.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Malaria Day 2017]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Malaria Day 2017]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Water Day 2017: Water Aid in Humanitarian Crises]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Water Day 2017: Water Aid in Humanitarian Crises]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rhino statues 'greened' for conservation awareness]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rhino statues 'greened' for conservation awareness]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid marks 10 Years of the Emergency Response Fund Scheme]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid marks 10 Years of the Emergency Response Fund Scheme]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister McHugh launches Concern's 'Shattered Lives' report on 6th anniversary of Syrian crisis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister McHugh launches Concern's 'Shattered Lives' report on 6th anniversary of Syrian crisis]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister of State Joe McHugh T.D. in Jordan and Lebanon]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister of State Joe McHugh T.D. in Jordan and Lebanon]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Science for Development Award Winners - St Patrick&rsquo;s Day &Aacute;ras an Uachtar&aacute;in trip]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Science for Development Award Winners - St Patrick&rsquo;s Day &Aacute;ras an Uachtar&aacute;in trip]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland Pledges &euro;30 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland Pledges &euro;30 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Humanitarian Assistance in 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Humanitarian Assistance in 2016]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[For People and Planet, the Launch of the 2017 Our World Irish Aid Awards]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For People and Planet, the Launch of the 2017 Our World Irish Aid Awards ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Embassy Maputo celebrates 20 years in Mozambique in 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Embassy Maputo celebrates 20 years in Mozambique in 2016]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan &amp; MoS McHugh announce the release of &euro;3.92m in development funding to GOAL]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan &amp; MoS McHugh announce the release of &euro;3.92m in development funding to GOAL]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister of State McHugh Visit to Kenya]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Mr Joe McHugh, T.D., visited Kenya from November 29th to December 2nd, 2016. This was the first formal visit by a Government Minister to Kenya since the re-opening of the Embassy of Ireland in Nairobi in October 2014]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid launches new Development Education Strategy     2017-2023]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid launches its new Development Education Strategy 2017-2023]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day 2016: Adapting Irish Aid&rsquo;s support to priority populations]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World AIDS Day 2016: Adapting Irish Aid&rsquo;s support to priority populations]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Civil Society Funding Round 2017]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Civil Society Funding Round 2017 is now open]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[State visit to Vietnam by President Higgins]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The State visit to Vietnam this week by President Michael D. Higgins marked twenty years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Vietnam, ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid at the UNFCCC 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid at the UNFCCC 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22)]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins on official visit to Lao PDR]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins state visit to Vietnam and Lao ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Aligning EU Policy to &lsquo;Leave No One Behind&rsquo;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On the 18th November, Minister of State for Diaspora and International Development Joe McHugh T.D. was joined by the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica in Dublin, for a fruitful discussion pressing development issues, including migration, the External Investment Plan, the European Consensus on Development and post-Cotonou.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Come Visit Irish Aid at the Ploughing Championships]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Come Visit Irish Aid at the Ploughing Championships]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/september/irish-aid-at-the-ploughing-championships/title-185568-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid helping small farmers combat climate change]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid&rsquo;s Climate Action Reports are now available to view for our eight key partner countries, which detail the out the climate situation in each county and the funding and programmes in place to build resilience and combat the effects of climate change.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/september/climate-action-reports/title-186531-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Volunteering Fair 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid Volunteering Fair 2016]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/september/volunteering-fair/title-186784-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Uganda: Irish Aid supporting primary education in Karamoja]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Uganda: Irish Aid supporting primary education in Karamoja]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/august/karamoja-education-support/title-183564-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Brazil: Nutrition for Growth Meeting]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Brazil: Nutrition for Growth Meeting]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/august/nutrition-for-growth-brazil/title-183140-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Celebrates World Humanitarian Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid Celebrates World Humanitarian Day]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister McHugh Launches Irish Aid Annual Report 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister McHugh Launches Irish Aid Annual Report 2015]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/august/min-mchugh-irish-aid-2015-annual-report-launch/title-184564-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Uganda: Minister McHugh on official visit]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Joe McHugh TD visited Uganda, one of Irish Aid&rsquo;s key partner countries, from 8-11 July 2016. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/july/minister-mchugh-visits-uganda/title-181854-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Progress through partnership: Ireland and Tanzania working together for better cancer care]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Progress through partnership: Ireland and Tanzania working together for better cancer care]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/july/tanzania-hospital/title-182119-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nourish: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nourish: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/july/nourish-programme-uganda/title-182468-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Sends Emergency Supplies to Families Affected by Flooding and Landslides in Ethiopia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Monday 13 June, Irish Aid airlifted 23 tonnes of emergency relief items to families displaced by recent flooding in Ethiopia.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/june/relief-ethiopia/title-179173-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jordan: Irish Aid improves water services to Syrian refugees in Azraq camp]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Working with UNICEF Jordan, Irish Aid has provided improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities for Syrian refugees living in Azraq camp. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/may/irish-aid-improves-water-services-to-syrian-refuge/title-175918-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Supporting vulnerable communities in Malawi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid is one of the co-funding partners with the UK and Norway to a special programme in Malawi that aims to build resilience in drought and flood prone communities &ndash; by helping people help themselves through initiatives such as micro credit, agriculture training and low carbon technologies.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland and the World Humanitarian Summit]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland will be participating in the World Humanitarian Summit, which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey from May 23rd to May 24th 2016. World leaders will convene to seek urgent and bold solutions to address increasing humanitarian needs globally.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/may/world-humanitarian-summit/title-176614-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Masai leader Edward Loure recognised for protecting land rights in Northern Tanzania]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tanzanian partner supported by Irish Aid &amp; Oxfam Ireland]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/april/tanzania-goldman-prize-oxfam-ireland/title-172278-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid proud to support digital media]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over the past three years, Irish Aid has supported creative digital media in Zambia ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/april/ia-proud-to-support-digital-media/title-171083-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ministers Flanagan &amp; Sherlock announce &euro;2m humanitarian funding for South Sudan and the region]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ministers Flanagan &amp; Sherlock announce &euro;2m humanitarian funding for South Sudan and the region]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/april/mins-flanagan-sherlock-announce-2m-for-south-sudan/title-170881-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mine Action Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mine Action Day: Irish Aid supports demining activities worldwide]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Malaria Day: End Malaria for Good]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Malaria Day]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/april/world-malaria-day-end-malaria-for-good/title-172661-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Immunization Week 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[1.5 million children under the age of five die every year in the world&rsquo;s poorest countries from vaccine-preventable diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that 18.7 million children worldwide have yet to receive basic vaccines to stop diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World TB Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Many think of Tuberculosis (TB) as a disease from the past. Known as &ldquo;consumption&rdquo; in Ireland, TB was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Irish people every year until it was finally brought under control.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/march/world-tb-day/title-168697-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid proud to support Start Fund]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid (along with the UK) has been a founding donor to the Start Fund since it was launched in 2014, providing &euro;2.6 million to the Fund to date.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/march/irish-aid-proud-to-support-the-start-fund/title-167753-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[International Women's Day 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[March 8th marks International Women&rsquo;s Day, the day dedicated to promoting global awareness of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/march/international-womens-day-2016/title-166400-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid supporting eye care services in Africa ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There are an estimated 9 million blind people in sub-Saharan Africa and a further 27 million people are visually impaired. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/march/ia-supporting-eye-care-services-in-sub-saharan-afr/title-166090-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Responding to drought in Ethiopia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In 2015 due to the El Ni&ntilde;o effect, the spring and summer rains failed in many parts of Ethiopia. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/march/responding-to-drought-in-ethiopia/title-165836-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reducing Global Hunger: New Thinking on the Links between Agriculture and Nutrition]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Reducing Global Hunger: New Thinking on the Links between Agriculture and Nutrition]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/january/agridiet/title-162568-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Rapid Response Initiative in 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Rapid Response Initiative, designed to respond quickly to humanitarian emergencies by deploying highly skilled staff and sending emergency humanitarian supplies, had a busy year in 2015. 32 members of the Rapid Response Corps were deployed worldwide, with 305 tonnes of emergency relief supplies dispatched to assist over 70,000 people in need.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/january/rapid-response-2015/title-161541-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Our World Awards 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 2016 Irish Aid Our World Awards, an annual awards programme for Irish pupils from third to sixth class, have been launched by the Minister of State Se&aacute;n Sherlock at Vicarstown National School in Co. Cork. 
]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/january/irish-aid-our-world-awards-2016/title-160876-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Senior Climate &amp; Development Adviser]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Senior Climate &amp; Development Adviser
The Senior Adviser will be based in one of our African Embassies, preferably Nairobi or Addis Ababa
]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/january/senior-development-adviser-vacancy/title-160676-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Senior Nutrition Adviser Vacancy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Senior Advisor will be based in one of our African Embassies, preferably Nairobi or Addis Ababa]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2016/january/senior-nutrition-adviser-vacancy/title-160694-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Climate Action: Thermal Electric Wood Stoves in Malawi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid has funded the development by Trinity College Dublin of a thermoelectric generator attached to a clay cookstove that uses heat to provide electricity for charging mobile phones and powering lights or radios.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/december/malawi-electrothermal-cookstoves-climate-action/title-157975-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Climate Action: Irish Aid supports small farmers in Mozambique]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid funds a CARE* programme in Mozambique, which seeks to enhance food security by giving farmers the knowledge and training to adapt to climate change. The programme also aims to empower the most vulnerable, in particular women, across households, communities and local authorities.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/december/climate-action-irish-aid-mozambique/title-157915-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Climate Learning Platform and Country Climate Action Reports]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid Climate Learning Platform and Country Climate Action Reports]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/december/irish-aid-climate-learning-plaform/title-157716-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Climate Action: Pastoralists and the fight against climate change in Tanzania]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pastoralists are nomadic livestock herders who live in the arid regions of Tanzania. Their livelihoods are under threat, with less land available for their herds due to population growth. Climate change effects such as drought have also reduced pasture quality. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/december/pastoralists-and-the-fight-against-climate-change/title-157734-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Malawi ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Malawi ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/november/16-days-against-gender-based-violence-in-malawi/title-157436-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Aids Day 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Irish Aid Annual Prof. Michael Kelly Lecture on HIV and  AIDS]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/november/world-aids-day-2015/title-157376-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/november/ia-marks-day-for-elimination-of-violence-women/title-157108-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid launches report on Development Education in Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Launches report on Development Education in Ireland, GENE]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/november/irish-aid-launches-report-on-development-education/title-157101-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Additional &euro;2 million Irish Aid funding granted to drought relief efforts in Ethiopia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Additional &euro;2 million Irish Aid funding granted to drought relief efforts in Ethiopia.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/november/ethiopia-funding-announcement-drought/title-156414-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[End of Ebola Outbreak Declared in Sierra Leone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[End of Ebola Outbreak Declared in Sierra Leone]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Climate Action : Irish Aid supports locals to restore damaged land around Lake Hawassa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Climate Action :Irish Aid supports locals to restore damaged land at Lake Hawassa]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[IIED Director meets with Minister Sherlock]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[IIED Director Dr Andrew Norton to meet with Minister Sherlock and Irish Aid]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Polio Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid has allocated &euro;17 million to the World Health Organization Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 2006.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Milan: Irish Aid at SUN Global Gathering 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid will attend the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering 2015, which takes place in Milan, Italy from October 20-22. SUN prioritises efforts to tackle under nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood, and the event will showcase the efforts of the 55 SUN partner countries, will take stock of lessons learned and chart its future direction.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[International Day of Rural Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[October 15th marks the International Day of Rural Women, who play a pivotal role in rural communities in the developing world. Rural women are supported through a range of Irish Aid projects, particularly in our African key partner countries.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit is currently taking place in Geneva from October 14-16. Irish Aid is participating at the event which will focus on how the international community can better respond to emergencies and humanitarian crises, now and into the future. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid celebrates International Disaster Reduction Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid celebrates International Disaster Reduction Day, October 13th 2015 ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister of State Se&aacute;n Sherlock visits Jordan]]></title>
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The Minister of State for Development, Trade Promotion and North-South Co-operation, Se&aacute;n Sherlock, TD, visited Jordan from 7-9 October.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Seminar on Conservation efforts in Mozambique&rsquo;s Gorongosa National Park]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid Seminar on Conservation efforts in Mozambique&rsquo;s Gorongosa National Park]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Volunteer Fair 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Irish Aid Volunteer Fair will take place in the Printworks in Dublin Castle on the 10th of October between 11-4pm.   This year&rsquo;s theme is International Volunteering &ndash; Get Involved ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland co-hosts United Nations Zero Hunger event]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As part of the Sustainable Development Goals Summit in the United Nations in New York, a high level event was co-hosted by Ireland on the 26th of September, entitled &ldquo;Mobilizing Generation Zero Hunger]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The largest ever gathering of world leaders takes place in New York today, as 193 countries commit to a new development plan for the world.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland's First UN Youth Delegates]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s first UN Youth Delegates met with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, at a special event in Dublin today.
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  <title><![CDATA[Kenyan auditors train in Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[News story on Kenyan auditors training in Ireland]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ploughing Championships 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid at the National Ploughing Championships 2015]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Humanitarian Day 2015]]></title>
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World Humanitarian Day draws attention to the plight of all those affected by humanitarian crises, and recognises the risks faced by humanitarian workers around the world.
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  <title><![CDATA[Accessing water in Liberia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Liberian government has just launched a major new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme, through support from Irish Aid.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Committee in Malawi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (JCFAT) visited Malawi this week to review the impact of Ireland&rsquo;s aid programme in the country. 
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  <title><![CDATA[Financing for Development Conference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Development, Se&aacute;n Sherlock led Ireland&rsquo;s delegation to the Third International Financing for Development conference. The delegation also included Ireland&rsquo;s Ambassador to the United Nations, David Donoghue, Ireland&rsquo;s Ambassador to the African Union, Aidan O&rsquo; Hara, Director General of Irish Aid, Michael Gaffey, and civil society leaders]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[2014 Irish Aid Annual Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, and Minister of State for Development, Se&aacute;n Sherlock launched the 2014 Irish Aid Annual Report in Iveagh House on July 8th.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan and Minister Sherlock launch Ireland's new Humanitarian Assistance Policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The first ever Irish Humanitarian Summit was held in Dublin today, bringing together over 200 Irish humanitarian leaders to discuss Ireland&rsquo;s response to humanitarian crises. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cork school scoops Irish Aid award]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Vicarstown National School took the top prize at the 2015 Irish Aid Our World Awards final in Dublin Castle last week.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Thousands Fleeing Burundi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Since late April 70,000 people have fled to the neighbouring countries of Tanzania and Rwanda]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Europe Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[May 9th is Europe Day &ndash; a day when all European countries and citizens celebrate peace and unity in Europe. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Humanitarian crisis in Yemen]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Yemen is facing a growing humanitarian crisis, as violence continues to threaten people&rsquo;s livelihoods and their access to basic services. Irish Aid has been responding to the many problems facing Yemen&rsquo;s vulnerable population.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Youth Delegate Programme launched]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid and the National Youth Council of Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland in 2015.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon &amp; 100 young people]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joins Minister Se&aacute;n Sherlock, Donncha O&rsquo; Callaghan, Evanna Lynch and 100 young people to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals in the garden of Iveagh House.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland responds to Nepal earthquake]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland responds to Nepal earthquake]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[International team to review Development Education in Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An international team from the Global Education Network of Europe (GENE) are in Dublin this week to conduct a Peer Review of Development Education in Ireland. The Review will inform the next Irish Aid Development Education Strategy. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid respond to Libya crisis]]></title>
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An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D., has announced &euro;1 million of Irish Aid funding at an emergency summit of EU leaders in Brussels. The Summit was called in response to the deaths of up to 800 people off the coast of Libya last weekend
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Embassy in Kenya reopens]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Irish Embassy in Kenya has re-opened following an absence of 26 years. The new Embassy brings to 10 the number of Irish Embassies in sub Saharan Africa
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Sherlock welcomes Irish Aid Fellows to Limerick]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid was delighted to welcome a group of Irish Aid fellows to our office in Limerick. The post graduate students from developing countries are studying in Ireland under the Irish Aid Fellowship programme. 
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid pledges &euro;12 million for those affected by Syrian conflict]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland has pledged &euro;12 million to help meet the urgent needs of those affected by the Syria conflict at a major humanitarian pledging conference for Syria in Kuwait.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland organises key side events at the Commission on the Status of Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland is co-hosting three side events on women&rsquo;s participation in decision-making and in peace-building during this year&rsquo;s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/march/aid-dispatched-to-refugees-fleeing-boko-haram/title-134193-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Leading global policy makers visit Ireland to discuss hunger and agriculture]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland hosted the world&rsquo;s leading policy-makers on global hunger, agriculture, and food policy this week, with a visit from the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, and the President of the International Fund for Agriculture Development, Kanayo Nwanze.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction adopted at World Conference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction has concluded, with the adoption of a new international framework on Disaster Risk Reduction. The urgent need for international action was highlighted by the devastating Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. The incidence of natural disasters has increased fivefold since the 1970s.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Statement on Tropical Cyclone Pam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland stands ready to assist the people of Vanuatu who have been affected by this terrible calamity. Irish Aid will use its Emergency Response Fund Mechanism to swiftly release funds to partner organisations who have an established presence in the region in order to meet urgent needs. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee review Irish Aid programme in Vietnam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A delegation from the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC) visited Vietnam this week to review the accountability and effectiveness of the Irish Aid programme there.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland organises key side events at the Commission on the Status of Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland is co-hosting three side events on women&rsquo;s participation in decision-making and in peace-building during this year&rsquo;s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Sherlock launches research report in UCC]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Sherlock welcomed UCC research on the production of emergency nutrition food in Malawi.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid and Teagasc sign historic agricultural development agreement]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Se&aacute;n sherlock signed a memorandum of understanding between Irish Aid and Teagasc.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2015/february/minister-sherlock-signs-agreement-with-teagas/title-128584-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pancakes are a vital source of income for one Ugandan woman]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pancakes are a vital source of income for one Ugandan woman]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan to visit Palestine]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan to visit Palestine as part of weeklong visit to the Middle East]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Malawi floods: Ireland sends humanitarian aid for displaced persons]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland dispatches humanitarian aid to Malawi]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Sudan Crisis, Ireland Announces Humanitarian Funding]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Se&aacute;n Sherlock has announced that the Government will contribute &euro;3 million to provide food, medicines, education and vital supplies to thousands of displaced families in South Sudan, who have fled the ongoing conflict.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Launch of the European Year of Development]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[2015 European Year of Development Launched in Ireland]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[UNSG's Special Advisor on Post-2015 visit Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[UNSG's Special Advisor on Post-2015 visit Ireland]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foreign Policy Review highlights key role of Irish Aid]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland launches new foreign policy review]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Science for Development Award 2015]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Sherlock presents the Science for Development award to the 2015 winners]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Come visit Irish Aid at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Increased Support for Development Aid]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Eurobarometer Survey on support on Development Aid]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Training for Ugandan Justice Officials]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In partnership with Trinity College Dublin and the Justice Law and Order sector, Irish Aid successfully organised and conducted training in Ireland for Ugandan justice officials in August 2014. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/december/training-for-ugandan-justice-officials/title-120436-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Human Rights Day 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Day 2014 theme Human Rights 365, emcompasses the idea that every day is Human Rights Day.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Aids Day 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Aids Day 2014]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[DAC peer review of Irish Aid programme launched]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[DAC peer review of Irish Aid Programme launched]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Annual Climate Change Conference Peru]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Annual Climate Change Conference Peru]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland's Rapid Response Initative 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Rapid Response Initiative, designed to respond quickly to humanitarian emergencies by deploying highly skilled staff and sending emergencies supplies. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/december/irelands-rapid-response-initatives-in-2014/title-120837-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rome: Ireland in leading role at global nutrition conference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland in leading role at ICN2]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland improves ranking in the Hunger and Nutrition Donor Commitment Index (HANCI)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland improves ranking in the Hunger and Nutrition Donor Commitment Index (HANCI)]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins begins his visit to South Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins is now in South Africa on the third leg of his visit to Africa, where he will view Irish Aid&rsquo;s support to combat gender violence, HIV/AIDS, and the work undertaken to support the up skilling of South African professionals.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins visits International Crops Research Institute, Malawi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This week (9-16 November) is Science Week, and yesterday, President Higgins visited Chitedze agricultural research centre in Malawi.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins cooking up a storm]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins visits Malawi cookstove programme]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins visits health centre in Tigray, Ethiopia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Michael D Higgins and Minister Se&aacute;n Sherlock today continued their visit of Tigray in northern Ethiopia with a visit to health centre, where he saw Ireland&rsquo;s contribution to health services in the area.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins visits Tigray Agricultural Research Institute]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins visits Tigray Agricultural Research Institute]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins meets South Sudanese refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins meets South Sudanese refugees in Gamballa, Ethiopia]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[President Higgins to visit Irish Aid funded programmes in Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Higgins will embark on a three week visit to Africa on Saturday the 1st of November]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Ambassador to co-chair global development negotiations]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland's Ambassador appointed to co-facilitate negotiations on new Global Development Goals.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[International day for the Eradication of Poverty]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As we mark the 2014 International day for the Eradication of Poverty, we can be proud that the world has met the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of people living in extreme poverty. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Food - Family Farming  2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Food Day 2014 - to raise the profile of family farming and small holder farmers]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Celebrating International Day of Rural Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[International Day of the Rural Women]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid celebrates International Day of the Girl Child]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On International Day of the Girl Child, Irish Aid remains committed to strengthening gender equality by supporting girls&rsquo; rights to education, and by protecting them from gender based violence worldwide.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid&rsquo;s response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The continuing spread of Ebola in West Africa is a matter of grave concern. Ireland is playing its part in stopping the spread of this deadly virus.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/october/irish-aids-response-to-ebola-crisis/title-111506-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister  Se&aacute;n Sherlock TD in Sierra Leone to witness the impact of the Ebola Crisis  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister for State Se&aacute;n Sherlock, travelled to Sierra Leone to witness the impact of the Ebola crisis and assess the effect of the over &euro;1 million in funding provided by Ireland, which has helped provide nutritional supplies to children and much-needed blankets, tents, mosquito nets and water tanks. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/october/minister--sean-sherlock-td-in-sierra-leone-to-witn/title-110811-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Acting together, acting now: Delivering Zero Hunger]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The UN&rsquo;s Zero Hunger Challenge sets out five key targets to end hunger. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alliance for Climate smart agriculture]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Smallholder farmers produce the majority of Africa&rsquo;s food, including nearly all the food they need themselves.  Boosting their productivity in a sustainable way is a key part of solving the hunger crisis on that continent. Unfortunately, erratic rains, droughts, flooding and extreme storms are now part of the everyday reality for millions of people in Africa. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Climate Change Adaptation Financing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Very often it is vulnurable communities in developing countries that are most effected by climate change. These communites are also the least likely to to be able to spare the money needed to adapt to the change in the environment. To help resolve this situation, Irish Aid is supporting the Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative to track adaptation finance flows in Uganda and Zambia.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/september/supporting-communities-adapting-to-climate-change/title-110250-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ploughing Championships 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Our staff are looking forward to meeting thousands of visitors in the Irish Aid tent at the Ploughing Championship next week]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/september/ploughing-championships-2014/title-109189-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Flanagan meets UNICEF Youth Ambassadors]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, today met a group of UNICEF Youth Ambassadors ahead of UNICEF Ireland&rsquo;s Youth Summit in Dublin Castle on Friday 19th September.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/september/minister-flanagan,-uniicef,-youth-ambassadors/title-109121-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Promoting infant nutrition through breastfeeding]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Breastfeeding is recognised as the best way for infants to get all the nutrition they need for healthy growth while building their defences against illness. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/august/world-breast-feeding-week/title-104207-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Staving off hunger in the South Sudanese crisis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over one third of South Sudan&rsquo;s population are faced with the threat of famine. To help ward off this threat, Minister of State, Sean Sherlock TD, has announced &euro;1.5million funding.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/august/staving-off-hunger-in-south-sudan/title-104285-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[South African students prepare for their studies in Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Embassy of Ireland, Pretoria, welcomed ten Kader Asmal Fellows to the Ambassador&rsquo;s residence for an induction day to prepare them for their studies in Ireland.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/august/south-african-students-kader-asmal-fellowship/title-106665-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Barefeet Theatre visits Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Through performing arts, Barefeet Theatre educate Zambian youth about health, safety and support as well as psychosocial support. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/july/barefeet-theatre-visits-ireland/title-99109-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Launch of 2013 Annual Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[2013 was a significant year for Irish Aid.  The activities and achievements at both the political and practical level during the year were as varied as they are numerous.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/july/irish-aid-2013-annual-report/title-99248-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Are we making development progress?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Instead of just measuring just the wealth of a country (in GNP), the HDI also looks at the life expectancy, education and equality of the people living there. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/july/undp-human-development-report-2014/title-102002-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re moving... but not very far. ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After more than six very successful years at 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, we are sad to say that the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre on O&rsquo;Connell Street has now closed.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/july/irish-aid-centre-move/title-103111-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[President of Mozambique visits Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This week, President Guebuza of Mozambique is visiting Ireland on an official state visit. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/june/president-of-mozambique-visits-ireland/title-96693-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Land Belongs to the Future - Let&rsquo;s Climate Proof It]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today marks World Day to Combat Desertification, and this year&rsquo;s theme focuses on climate-proofing land for future generations. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/june/land-belongs-to-the-future/title-98236-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ St Ciarans NS win 2014 Our World Awards]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The pupils from St. Ciaran&rsquo;s National School in Hartstown, Dublin claimed the top prize for their project entitled &lsquo;World Don&rsquo;t Hide &ndash; Cherish Every Child&rsquo;. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/june/st-ciarans-ns-win-2014-our-world-awards/title-98597-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Refugee Day 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For the first time since the post-World War II era, the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people has exceeded 50 million people.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/june/world-refugee-day-2014/title-98658-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland takes top position in &lsquo;Good Country Index&rsquo;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Good Country Index is a new index which ranks countries by their contribution to the common good of humanity. And it&rsquo;s good news for Ireland &ndash; we&rsquo;ve topped the list!]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/june/ireland-takes-top-position-in-good-country-index/title-98783-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Africa Day 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Africa Day falls on the 25th of May and to celebrate we have quite a variety of events happening all around the country.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and its 2020 Vision Initiative, along with partners (including Irish Aid), are organizing an international conference on &quot;Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security&quot; to be held on May 15-17, 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/may/building-resilience-for-food-nutrition-security/title-95396-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Our World Awards Schools proceed to National Final]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Last week the Our World Irish Aid Awards team travelled the length and the breadth of the country to meet with top 60 schools from the four corners of Ireland for the regional finals.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/may/our-world-irish-aid-awards-regional-finals/title-96630-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland Celebrates Africa Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ireland once more celebrated its valuable links with the continent of Africa through the annual Africa Day celebrations. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Ugandan Irish Girls of Karamoja]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sixteen students from Kangole Girls School in Karamoja travelled to Kampala for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the Embassy of Ireland. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/april/the-ugandan-irish-girls-of-karamoja/title-93121-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[International Mine Awareness Day: Supporting Mine Clearance in Vietnam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid supports MAG international who works to clear unexploded ordinance (UXO) in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam provinces in Vietnam.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/april/clearing-mines-in-vietnam/title-93324-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[OECD statistics on Aid to Developing Countries]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The OECD&rsquo;s Development Assistance Committee has just published statistics on the official development assistance (ODA) of OECD countries in 2013.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/april/oecd-stats-on-aid-to-developing-countries/title-93696-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[African Diaspora Business Forum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The African Diaspora Business Forum was attended by Ambassadors from seven African countries and members of the African business community.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/april/african-diaspora-business-forum/title-94711-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[International Women&rsquo;s Day: Gender and Social Movements]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 8th March is International Women&rsquo;s Day, and this year&rsquo;s theme &lsquo;Equality for women is progress for all&rsquo; is something that we firmly believe at Irish Aid. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/march/international-womens-day-2014/title-79324-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Renewing our agreement to assist those in emergencies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This morning the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, met with Minister of State Joe Costello to discuss Ireland&rsquo;s contribution of the UN&rsquo;s Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD).]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/march/renewing-our-agreement-with-wfp-unhrd/title-80723-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Three Years of the Syrian Crisis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This week marks the third anniversary of the crisis in Syria. Since the start of the crisis in 2011 Irish Aid have been working with our NGO and international partners to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the crisis.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/march/third-anniversary-of-syrian-crisis/title-82715-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Water Day 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Water and Energy Day 22nd March 2014]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/march/world-water-day-2014/title-86499-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Improving Nutrition in Vietnam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Working in partnership with GAIN, Irish Aid supports programmes in our Key Partner Country, Vietnam, which aim to prevent malnutrition amongst vulnerable communities through the distribution of micronutrient powder and a ready to use food supplement, both of which are produced locally. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/february/improving-nutrition-in-vietnam/title-49444-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Radio Day: Using Radio to Improve Farming]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid is supporting Farm Radio International in four African countries to deliver radio programmes for smallholder farmers.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/february/world-radio-day/title-60237-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Inaugural Mwangi fellowship offered by Irish Aid and UCD Smurfit Business School]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The scholarship will provide a fully funded place each year for the next three years for an African business woman on the prestigious UCD Masters in Business Administration programme.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/february/irish-aid-ucd-mwangi-fellowship/title-66022-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Training the Teachers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The workshops are designed to inform students&rsquo; own understanding of development, and how aid works, but also to engage them in a way that makes the learning and the context real.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/february/training-the-teachers/title-72722-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Emergency Assistance for South Sudan]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid has dispatched 40 tonnes of emergency items to assist those affected by the violence. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/january/emergency-assistance-for-south-sudan/title-32010-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Red Ribbon Award 2014]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Established in 2005, the Red Ribbon Award is an international award recognising community-based organisations that have shown outstanding leadership and action against  AIDS.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/january/red-ribbon-award/title-32171-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Research on improving nutrition through bio-fortified crops]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[PhD student and maize breeder Girum Azmach, in research funded by Irish Aid and undertaken with NUI Galway and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, has identified combinations of genes in maize plants tripling the level of vitamin A in varieties typically consumed by poorer African households]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/january/research-an-nui-galway-on-maize-rich-in-vitamin-a/title-41662-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Highest number ever of visitors to the Irish Aid Centre]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[2013 was the Centre&rsquo;s most successful year ever with visitor numbers of 14,500, an increase of 65% over 2010!]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2014/january/highest-number-ever-of-visitors-to-centre/title-43343-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Can mobile phones improve health care for expectant mothers?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid funds a project which aims to improve healthcare for expectant and new mothers by using mobile phones. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/december/mobile-health-sierra-leone/title-30196-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minister Costello's Visit to The AIDS Support Organisation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) is an indigenous HIV and AIDS NGO founded in 1987 by 16 volunteers to restore hope and improve the quality of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV and related infections.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/december/minister-costello-visits-aids-support-organisation/title-30514-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[The First Tanzania ICT Summit 2013: &lsquo;ICT Skills of Tomorrow&rsquo;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Embassy of Ireland, in association with the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT Ireland), the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) and the Tanzanian Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), organised The First Tanzania ICT Summit 2013: &lsquo;ICT Skills of Tomorrow&rsquo; which took  place on the 19 - 20th November 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/november/the-first-tanzania-ict-summit-2013/title-29212-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish experts arrive in the Philippines]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today, experts from Irish Aid and the Defence Forces arrived to assess the requirements for medium term assistance. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/november/irish-experts-arrive-in-the-philippines/title-29398-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Emergency Relief for Typhoon Haiyan]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Following the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Irish Aid has announced &euro;1million in emergency assistance.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/november/emergency-relief-for-typhoon-haiyan/title-28876-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid dispatches further 47 tonnes of emergency supplies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In total 150 tonnes of materials have been airlifted by Irish Aid to the region. Ireland&rsquo;s total contribution to the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort currently stands at &euro;3.5 million.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/november/irish-aid-dispatches-further-47-tonnes-of-emergenc/title-29137-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fr Michael Kelly Event Invite]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To commemorate World AIDS Day 2013, Irish Aid and the Irish Forum for Global health are hosting the annual Fr Michael Kelly event in the Galway Bay Hotel on November 28th from 6pm &ndash; 7.30pm.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/november/frmichaelkellylectures/title-29090-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Irish Aid Volunteering Fair: Volunteer For A Better World]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid Volunteering Fair, 12th Oct. 11am-4pm Irish Aid Volunteering &amp; Information Centre, O&rsquo;Connell St. Dublin.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/october/irish-aid-volunteering-fair-oct2013/title-26578-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World leaders gather for UN General Assembly]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In New York, world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly meeting and in Geneva, two important new resolutions put forward by Ireland were accepted by the UN Human Rights Council.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/october/world-leaders-gather-for-un-general-assembly/title-26615-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[WorldWise Global Schools: Bringing a Global Perspective into Irish Classrooms]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[WorldWise Global Schools programme aims to increase the spread, number and mix of post-primary schools engaging with development education themes and approaches.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/october/bringing-global-perspective-into-irish-classrooms/title-27144-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[What's Happening in the Irish Aid Centre]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Upcoming events at the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/october/whats-happening-in-the-irish-aid-centre/title-27198-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland leading on Human Rights and Development at the UN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two important new resolutions put forward by Ireland were adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/september/ireland-leading-on-human-rights-and-development-un/title-26504-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Assisting farmers around the world]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid is working to support farming communities in the developing world to help them address the effects of these changing weather patterns. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/september/assisting-farmers-around-the-world/title-26246-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[What's happening in the Irish Aid Centre this Autumn?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There are many exciting things happening in the Irish Aid Centre this Autumn]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/september/whats-happening-in-the-ia-centre-sep-2013/title-25874-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[International Breastfeeding Week]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid's support for breastfeeding around the world]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/august/internationalbreastfeedingweek/title-25308-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Humanitarian Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Since December 2008, 19 August has been designated as World Humanitarian Day, commemorating the date on which 22 aid workers were killed in an attack on the UN Headquarters in Baghdad in 2003.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/august/world-humanitarian-day/title-25494-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[The not-so-humble spud]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Potatoes are the world&rsquo;s third most important crop and really important to efforts to improve global nutrition.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/august/the-not-so-humble-spud/title-25660-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Public Meeting on One World, One Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid is inviting members of the public to a review of One World, One Future: Ireland&rsquo;s Policy for International Development. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/july/public-meeting-on-one-world-one-future/title-24614-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[What's happening at the Irish Aid Centre?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Open since 2008, the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre on O&rsquo;Connell Street in Dublin provides information on volunteering and other development related topics, delivers workshops on development for primary, secondary and third-level students and offers rooms for events hosted by NGOs. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/abouttheirishaidcentre/title-22211-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Thousand Days of Nutrition Makes a Difference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The thousand days between pregnancy and a child reaching its second birthday is a crucial period in early development. Better nutrition for both mother and child during this time can have a lifelong impact on a child&rsquo;s future, and help break the cycle of poverty.  ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/a-thousand-days-of-nutrition-makes-a-difference/title-23742-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Day to Combat Desertification 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Drylands cover 40% of the Earth's surface, and are home to 2.5 billion people.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/world-day-to-combat-desertification/title-23865-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Celebrating the Courage of the Refugee]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Your home is faraway and in ruins. What do you do?]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/celebrating-the-courage-of-refugees/title-23988-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bicycles and community policing in Uganda]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This project aims to help Ugandan police engage more with their local communities in order to help tackle the root causes of crime.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/using-bikes-to-support-uganda-community-police/title-24027-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saving Lives in the Syria Crisis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The humanitarian situation in Syria is appalling. Over 90,000 people have lost their lives in the violence.  More than six million people, almost equivalent to the population on the island of Ireland, have been forced to abandon their homes. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/saving-lives-in-the-syria-crisis/title-24195-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Launch of ESTHER Ireland]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today marks the launch of ESTHER Ireland, the Irish Chapter of the ESTHER Alliance. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/launchofestherireland/title-24208-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[No delay for women and girls in emergencies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In conflicts, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies the vulnerabilities of women and girls are increased.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/june/no-delay-for-women-and-girls-in-emergencies/title-24253-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Advancing the EU&rsquo;s Global Development Agenda at the Foreign Affairs Council ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At a Foreign Affairs Council held today in Brussels, Minister of State Costello and his EU counterparts endorsed a common EU approach to the new global development framework to replace the Millennium Development Goals after 2015.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/may/advancing-the-eus-global-development-agenda/title-19949-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Launch of One World, One Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Our new policy One World, One Future: Ireland&rsquo;s Policy for International Development was launched last week by T&aacute;naiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/may/launch-of-one-world-one-future/title-17945-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Health Day 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) celebrates its 65th anniversary. Each year the anniversary is marked with World Health Day, on 7th April this year, bringing attention to public health issues around the globe.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Additional &euro;1 Million for Syrian Refugees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid&rsquo;s additional &euro;1 million in funding has been allocated to the International Federation of the Red Cross and the United Nations Refugee agency, UNHCR. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/additional-funding-for-syrian-refugees/title-15503-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dublin Hosts EU Discussions on Humanitarian Action]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Irish Aid has been working to deepen understanding of current emergencies and foster constructive debate around critical issues in humanitarian action. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/dublin-hosts-eu-discussions-on-humanitarian-action/title-15692-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hunger Nutrition Climate Justice Conference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Hunger - Nutrition - Climate Justice conference provided a platform to share knowledge, ideas and experiences that will strengthen our approach to ending hunger and malnutrition in the context of a changing climate.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/hunger-nutrition-climate-justice-conference/title-16102-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Learning into Action: Study fellowships ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, over forty students studying in Ireland under Irish Aid&rsquo;s fellowship scheme came together in Limerick to meet Minister for Development Joe Costello and Irish Aid staff and talk about their experiences in Ireland. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/learning-into-action-fellowship-2013/title-16109-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Earth Day &ndash; Reflecting on Hunger Nutrition Climate Justice Conference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Reflecting on the Hunger &ndash; Nutrition &ndash; Climate Justice Conference held last week, Irish Aid is highlighting the effects of climate change on communities around the world.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/earth-day-reflecting-on-hncj-conference/title-16256-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tackling Malnutrition in Zambia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Launch of Zambia&rsquo;s National Food and Nutrition Commission Strategic Plan (2011-2015) and First 1000 Most Critical Days Programme (2013-2015).]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/april/zambia-tackles-malnutrition/title-14366-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[From 660,000 to Zero: Tackling Malaria  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World Malaria Day was established in 2007 by the WHO and marked each year on the 25th April. The aim of the Day is to educate people on avoiding and treating malaria in the hope of reducing the amount of people debilitated and killed by the disease.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Getting milk to markets &ndash; Irish Aid support for Tanzanian dairy farmers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister Costello launched the second phase of the &lsquo;More Milk&rsquo; research project during his visit to Tanzania. ]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/getting-milk-to-markets/title-12715-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ireland represented at 57th annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over the last fifty-seven years the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has promoted and monitored the rights of women around the world. This year the Commission will discuss how to stop and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls. Alongside this important work, the CSW will continue its valuable work on raising the status of all women.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/ireland-at-the-commission-on-the-status-of-women-a/title-12568-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kiroka Village Irrigation Scheme]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Kiroka village benefits from an irrigation scheme that covers 147 hectares and makes it possible to grow a greater range of crops and harvest twice each year]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/kiroka-village-irrigation-scheme/title-12827-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Water Day 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This Friday, March 22nd marks world water day, and is an opportunity to look at the importance of water in all our lives.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/world-water-day-2013/title-13418-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tackling Tuberculosis]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most serious infectious diseases in the world, second only to HIV. In 2011, there were 1.4 million deaths from TB, and 8.7million new cases of the disease.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/tackling-tuberculosis/title-13528-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commission on the Status of Women: Addressing Violence against Women and the links to HIV ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We recognise that ending violence against women is not only imperative in its own right, but it also reduces women&rsquo;s risk of contracting HIV and AIDS.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/march/addressing-violence-against-women-and-the-links-to/title-13537-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cities Against Poverty Conference Held in Dublin]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This week in Dublin, the 8th World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) is taking place. The Forum will discuss the growth, both economic and physical, of cities and look at how best to tackle poverty in an urban context.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/february/cities-against-poverty-conference-opens-in-dublin/title-11242-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Supporting the Malian people]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In January, the world watched with mounting concern as militants started to sweep down from the north to seize control of the entire country. Their campaign was narrowly averted by the prompt and decisive action of the international community, led by France with the support of neighbouring African countries and in line with UN Security Council efforts]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/february/supporting-the-malian-people/title-11152-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[How far will you go for Fairtrade Fortnight?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Fairtrade Fortnight and the start of a series of events around the country to highlight how 
Fairtrade products and programmes are transforming the lives of small farmers and their families across the developing world. 
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  <title><![CDATA[Emergency assistance for people in Syria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As the violence in Syria escalates, the lives of millions have been affected. 700,000 people have sought refuge in neighbouring countries and over 4 million in Syria urgently need humanitarian assistance. In response to the deteriorating situation we are providing an additional &euro;4.7 million in funding and life-saving emergency supplies]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Refund of Irish Aid funds misappropriated in Uganda]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The T&aacute;naiste and Minister of State for Trade and Development have announced that the &euro;4 million misappropriated in Uganda has been returned to Ireland by the Government of Uganda.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Clonakilty students win Science for Development Award ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Three students from Clonakilty designed and developed a fridge, made from everyday materials which harnesses the power of the sun and uses evaporation to keep food cool.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2013/january/clonakilty-students-win-young-scientist-award/title-8515-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Swift response to the plight of people in Gaza]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Swift response to the plight of people in Gaza]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2012/december/swift-response-to-the-plight-of-people-in-gaza/title-5144-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quick action to tackle corruption in Uganda]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Quick action to tackle corruption in Uganda]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2012/december/quick-action-to-tackle-corruption-in-uganda/title-5146-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Airlift of emergency supplies to DRC]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Airlift of emergency supplies to DRC]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2012/december/airlift-of-emergency-supplies-to-drc/title-5153-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Emergency airlift to the Philippines]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When Typhoon Bopha hit the Philippines in mid December several hundred people in Mindanao and Davao regions lost their lives and thousands were left without shelter.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2012/december/emergency-airlift-to-the-philippines/title-7735-en.html]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[2012 Support for People in Syria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations estimate that two and a half million people inside Syria urgently need humanitarian assistance, especially the basic needs of food, shelter, water and sanitation and health care.]]></description>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.irishaid.ie/news-publications/news/newsarchive/2012/december/2012-support-for-people-in-syria/title-7743-en.html]]></link>
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