The humanitarian crisis in Haiti reached a new level in the last week with confrontations between armed gangs, who already control swaths of the country, and the Haitian National Police, which...
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GOAL joins call to resume donor funding to UNRWA given colossal needs of over two million people in Gaza, amidst horrors of on-going war and as Irish Government reaffirms its commitment to sustained UNRWA funding
*(Wed 8th Jan 2024) As an Irish aid agency, committed to reducing suffering and improving people's lives across the world, we are profoundly concerned by the decision last week, of sixteen donor...
World + 7 more
NGOs urge global leaders to bridge the responsibility gap for refugee hosting and protection in East Africa
Nairobi, 13 December 2023 As the second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is about to take place in Geneva this week, the Inter-Agency Working Group for East and Central Africa (IAWG) urges world leaders to...
GOAL partners with Lebanese NGO, Amel Association International, to fund immediate humanitarian aid and healthcare services for citizens of South Lebanon impacted by the cross-border conflict
Since the start of the now seven-week-old and appalling Gaza-Israel conflict, there have been severe clashes at the South border of Lebanon with Israel, between the warring factions. According to the...
World + 1 more
75 NGOs Urge Congress To Fund Humanitarian & Food Assistance Programs In Next Supplemental
InterAction—the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs dedicated to implementing and advocating for U.S. humanitarian, health, development, and democracy programs—and its Members and partners...
Colombia + 5 more
GOAL mounts rapid response to provide lifesaving aid as migrants pass through Honduras and Colombia
This year, 390,000 migrants, mainly from Venezuela, Ecuador and Haiti have braved treacherous Darién jungle, between Colombia and Panama, as they head north. DUBLIN – Today, Ireland-based...
Sudan + 5 more
As the Sudan crisis deepens, INGOs warn of the cost of inaction, and call for immediate funding, access, and protection for civilians and aid workers
Nairobi, 19 September 2023 – The Inter-Agency Working Group for the East and Central Africa region is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the region, and the slow...
GOAL Haiti Response Overview September 2023
CONTEXT UPDATE Since 2020, the grip of armed gangs has grown to encompass the Metropolitan Area of Port- Au-Prince (ZMPAP) through the development of sophisticated tactics and the emergence of...
Joint Statement Urging More Aid, Solidarity and Attention to Sudan Crisis
We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across...
Sudan + 1 more
Four months of conflict has crippled Sudan as mass displacement, disease, and extreme hunger threaten the lives of two million children
GOAL continues to drive life-saving aid delivery despite acute security and logistical challenges amid numerous failed attempts to recommence regional peace negotiations. More than 4.7 million people...
Open Letter to Representatives of the Sudanese Authorities regarding pending NGO visas
Your Excellencies, As esteemed leaders committed to alleviating suffering and ensuring regional stability, we respectfully write to you on behalf of the below listed international and humanitarian...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Inter-agency Operational Update: Somali Refugee Influx Ethiopia - Update 1 | As of 15 May 2023
Around 100,000 refugees fled into Ethiopia following clashes and violence in Laascaanood city, Somaliland area of Somalia. 91,000 of them were pre-registered at the family level across the remote...
South Sudan + 6 more
Sudan conflict has propelled mass movement and exodus of up to 450,000 people since mid-April
3,000 refugees and returnees are arriving in Renk, northeastern South Sudan, every day, where GOAL is already operational and responding To date, OCHA (UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian...
Syria + 1 more
GOAL and the EU extend vital aid to earthquake survivors in Northwest Syria
With support from the European Union (EU), Irish international humanitarian agency GOAL is reaching thousands of disaster-affected families in Idlib and Northern Aleppo with humanitarian assistance...
GOAL launches major emergency response in Haiti
Program will reach 500,000 of those most impacted by food insecurity & cholera NEW YORK – April 18, 2023 Today, the humanitarian aid organization GOAL announced that it is launching a large-scale...
Ethiopia + 1 more
As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding
As needs grow and refugees continue to arrive, UN agencies and partner organisations today appealed for $116 million to provide life-saving assistance to Somali refugees seeking safety in an...
Syria + 1 more
Earthquake one month on: Funding falls short of huge needs in Syria
One month after the devastating earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and Syria, the needs of the affected populations remain immense. Both Türkiye and Syria have sustained extensive damage, with the...
Türkiye + 1 more
NGO GOAL grieves loss of 26 staff in Türkiye - Syria earthquake
Immediate Release | Contact Ed Kenney, VP GOAL USA +1.914.414.7686 |ekenney@us.goal.ie| goalus.org NEW YORK -- This evening, GOAL, the Irish-based international humanitarian organization, confirmed...
IRNA Report: Gogrial East 02-09 August 2022
Situation overview. • Gogrial East has a socio-economic importance, as it borders with Gogrial West County, Twic County, Tonj North County, Unity State (Mayom County), and Western Bahr el-Ghazal (Jur...
Urgent Resumption of Lifesaving Nutrition Interventions in Tigray Region: A top priority for the Nutrition Cluster
The Nutrition Cluster in Tigray region of Ethiopia owes the government, the public, cluster donors and the humanitarian community information on the current situation in the region, especially after...