Foreign Affairs Committee to meet with representatives from Dóchas

The meeting will take place between 15:15-17:30 in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy John Lahart said:

“We welcome the opportunity hear from Dóchas on the Official Development Assistance (ODA), climate financing and the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).”

Official Development Assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid that promotes and specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries.”

“The impact of reduction in funding from the US Government for ODA is expected to be particularly pronounced on humanitarian assistance, global health, gender equality, governance, and human rights. For Irish development agencies, the suspension and termination of some US Government funding is presenting significant organisational and operational challenges, particularly those in direct receipt of funding for humanitarian and development programmes. We look forward to discussing how we can ensure these programmes can continue to deliver for the furthest behind.”

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