2015
Date
| News Item | Introduction |
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21-Sep | Isle of Man providing long-term support to some of world's most vulnerable people | The Isle of Man is continuing to provide vital support to improve the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people. |
10-Sep | Co-ordinated appeal to help Syrian refugees | A co-ordinated Isle of Man appeal to raise funds for refugees fleeing Syria has launched today. |
29-Jul | Isle of Man supports vulnerable victims of African conflict | The Isle of Man Government, through its International Development Committee (IDC) has agreed to give charities a total of £50,000 to help victims of conflict in Burundi and South Sudan. |
10-Jun | Isle of Man supports the Nepal relief effort | The Isle of Man International Development Committee continues to support the people of Nepal. |
30-Apr | £100,000 to support the International response in Nepal | The Isle of Man International Development Committee pledges to support the UK Disaster Emergency Committee's Appeal following the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday 25 April. |
21-Apr | Isle of Man pledges aid to relief work in Vanuatu | The Isle of Man Government's International Development Committee has responded to the crisis following the devastating damage caused by a category 5 cyclone to Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. |
25-Mar | Committee supports emergency aid programmes | The Isle of Man Government's International Development Committee is supporting three charities responding to humanitarian crises in the Lebanon, Mozambique and South America. |
Emergency Aid | ||
18-Nov | International Development Committee pledges support for Ebola Crisis Appeal | The Isle of Man International Development Committee has pledged £100,000 in support of the UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal to address the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which has caused misery to thousands of families in the region. |
15-Aug | Isle of Man supports response to crisis in Gaza | Emergency funding from the Isle of Man is supporting the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. |
23-Jul | Emergency funding supports response to Ebola outbreak | Emergency funding from the Isle of Man is supporting efforts to prevent the spread of a deadly disease in Sierra Leone. |
04-Jul | Support for international aid programmes | The International Development Committee of the Council of Ministers has responded to humanitarian crises in the Middle East and Northern Africa by providing support for two major charities. |
08-Apr | Isle of Man supports response to international emergencies | The Isle of Man Government's International Development Committee has announced funding for emergency aid projects in Zimbabwe and the Central African Republic. |
19-Mar | IDC Chairman to assist World Bank talks in Sierra Leone | The Chairman of the Isle of Man's International Development Committee has been invited by the World Bank to assist a review of its multimillion-pound fisheries support project in Sierra Leone. |
28-Feb | Isle of Man continues to support international community | The Isle of Man has been thanked for its contribution to international relief efforts in the wake of devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. |