gov.ie - Minister McConalogue announces International Development Assistance funding of €28.9 million for 2022
Agriculture funding, support
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The international development assistance paid by the department for 2021 came to €28.9 million, Minister Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
Minister McConalogue announces International Development Aid payments of €28.9 million
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. \Philip Doyle The Department of Agriculture’s international development assistance for 2020 totalled over €30m, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed. This includes advance payment of Ireland’s 2021 commitment of €25m to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), which won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Minister McConalogue said the early payment of Ireland’s 2021 funding commitment will allow the WFP the flexibility to target its humanitarian relief operations in the most effective way. WFP executive director David Beasle...
Department of Agriculture gives €20m in 2020 international food aid The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced that his department’s international development assistance for 2020 totalled over €30 million. This includes advance payment of Ireland’s 2021 commitment of €25 million to the United Nation’s (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) which won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Minister McConalogue stated: “Ireland’s funding will help WFP provide life-saving assistance to people facing hunger and food insecurity. The Covid-19 pandemic has affe...