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Irish funding for RH/ FP

May 11th, 2012

One of the core functions of the Countdown 2015 Europe partners is to collect financial data on their government’s official development assistance (ODA) to reproductive health and family planning. The database is not available to the public – please enter your username and password below to access it.

However, an overview of how Ireland is funding Reproductive Health and Family Planning in developing countries is now available online!

For more overviews of European donor funding for RH/ FP, please click here.

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Key actions in relation to SRH in Ireland’s National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325

November 29th, 2011

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., and former President, Mary Robinson, today announced the launch of Ireland’s National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace and security.

The Plan sets out how Ireland will promote the objectives of Resolution 1325, which calls for an increase in the participation of women in peace processes, the protection of women and girls in armed conflict, and recognition of the link between conflict and gender-based violence. Ireland joins an increasing number of countries choosing to launch national plans in relation to implementation of Resolution 1325, including the UK, Norway and the Netherlands. Read more…

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Development Minister makes strong case for SRH as a key element of Irish Aid’s work

November 24th, 2011

Development Minister makes strong case for SRH as a key element of Irish Aid’s work

In an opinion piece in the Irish Times of October 31^st entitled Reproductive Healthcare a GlobaI Issue, Minister of State for Development and Trade, Ms Jan O’Sullivan, TD, stated that, “Providing women with access to reproductive healthcare – family planning services and healthcare during pregnancy and birth – is not just an end in itself. It also has a transformative effect on women’s vulnerability to poverty, hunger and economic and social discrimination”.