Seán Ó Fearghaíl
Question:83. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Irish aid to Nepal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22520/26]
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Ireland's international development programme, Irish Aid, works globally to support the furthest behind first, focusing the major part of our Official Development Assistance on the world's Least Developed Countries. Nepal is classified as a Least Developed Country.
Through our main funding mechanism for large Irish-based NGOs, Ireland's Civil Society Partnership for A Better World, we are providing €270,000 annually to Action Aid Ireland’s work in Nepal. This work addresses the structural causes of gender-based violence, promotes women’s empowerment and leadership and helps address the impacts of climate change.
Through the Irish Aid Civil Society Fund we also provide €300,000 in support of the work of smaller Irish NGOs active in Nepal, which include the Irish Red Cross, Nepal Leprosy Trust, and Social Health and Education Project. These organisations are working to enhance socio-economic conditions, health, well-being and the dignity of people affected by disability. The also provide capacity-building supports.
Additionally, in 2025, a proportion of a grant provided to the international organisation UPR Info was allocated to activities related to civil society engagement in the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Nepal. Through our Embassy in New Delhi, which covers Nepal, we provided support to five smaller projects. These were focused on empowering people with disabilities, mental health, women and girls, and promotion of local economic growth through environmentally sustainable work.
For 2025, total Irish development assistance to Nepal through these channels amounted to €606,333.