An opinion piece urges Ireland to use its international platform to promote global good and uphold its commitment to development assistance.
Una Mullally appeals for Ireland to be a force for good in the world and try to do the right thing. We ourselves do huge damage internationally by facilitating global greed, as one of the world’s largest tax havens. Poor countries are deprived of a tax base for hospitals, schools and housing by our actions. A recent Opinion & Analysis piece (January 6th) says that “a principled stance offers hope to others in places where principles are lacking. The knock-on effects of hope are vast.
” Dóchas, the Irish Network for Humanitarian and Development Organisations, agrees. A century after the State was founded and 50 years after EU membership, Ireland has a confident identity on the international stage. The formation of a new government is an opportunity to renew our moral, political, and economic standing internationally. Ireland needs an ambitious plan on the world stage based on our core values. We must uphold our principles, develop our positive presence in Africa and reinforce our strong humanitarian leadership within the multilateral systems which has earned us such respect. Centre to this plan must be reaching the UN target of spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on official development assistance by 2030. In 2015 Ireland committed to this, but in 2023 we reached 0.32 per cent of gross national income on official development assistance spent overseas. The new government must realise Ireland’s commitment to hit the 0.7 per cent target by 2030, and publish a clear spending pathway to achieve this, so we can continue our principled stance and provide that hope on the world stage
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