Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham:

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with crises in many other countries, such as Myanmar, is very poorly funded. At this point, the DRC has got 16% funding for its overall needs. The Deputy is right that when there are major crises like those in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Syria, when it was very prominent a few years back, a lot of the attention and focus goes towards those countries. This is why I said earlier that quality funding to humanitarian organisations to help them determine which needs to address is very helpful. It is why we appreciate Ireland's trust in us.

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