Achieving Greater Impact by Working Together

Budget 2025 is a “missed opportunity” to support the furthest left behind

Those who are facing the gravest humanitarian crises in the world and the worst effects of food insecurity and conflict have been left behind by today’s budget.

Dóchas, the Irish network for international development and humanitarian organisations,  is disappointed that there is no additional funding in today’s budget for development and humanitarian assistance; and this is a missed opportunity to support those who are furthest behind. We are moving further away from reaching our target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA spent overseas. 

Read the full statement here

Emergency Briefing on Sudan

Sudan is facing a catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s. A famine in North Darfur is the first official declaration of famine for many years, and the crisis is thought to be spreading throughout the country.

We must raise our voice to call for peace, protection and access for humanitarian assistance at the highest levels, including at the UN General Assembly.

There is no time to lose. Over 500 days of relentless conflict have devastated the country and created the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world.

Read the full Dóchas Statement here.

Pre-Budget Submission 2025

Budget 2025 will be the last opportunity for this Government, and this Oireachtas, to set a course to realise Ireland’s international commitments for a better, more peaceful and sustainable world.

We need to accelerate progress to reach our commitment of spending 0.7% of our GNI on Official Development Assistance (ODA) by 2030.

We are calling on the Government to commit to taking ambitious, accelerated and transformative action to address food insecurity, tackle the climate emergency and end structural inequality.

Download our Pre-Budget Submission here.

Israel Gaza Conflict

Dóchas Calls on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else. 

Dóchas members are acting on the ground and through their partners to get aid to where it is needed most. 

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Global change

Dóchas has 58 full and associate members working in 104 countries around the world. The interactive map below shows where our members work. Search by country or by organisation to find out more about what our members and doing and where. Some of our members have provided us with a case study to give an example of what they do. We aim to build this library of case studies over time.