Based in Brussels, Emily Wigens leads the ONE Campaign’s advocacy and political lobbying across the European Union institutions to combat extreme poverty and preventable disease. She focuses heavily on the EU’s MFF budget negotiations, advocating against cuts to international development funds.

She sits down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss the importance of this process, and how Ireland can use the Presidency to keep Development on the agenda.

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Dr Moses Isooba, Executive Director of the Uganda National CSO Platform and Vice-Chair of Forus International, recently appeared at the Dóchas launch of the EU Presidency Programme in Dublin. He sat down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss how Ireland can use the Presidency to keep development high on the agenda.

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• Current beliefs and attitudes of the Irish public in relation to overseas development aid
• The communication content, style and channels that are likely to enhance support for overseas development aid
• The drivers of support for international development co-operation
• The levers to change public attitudes and behaviours
• Clearly distinguishable audience segments, with distilled insights for targeting and engaging.

David Hudson, Worldview Strategic Adviser, sits down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to break down the research, its methodology, and what it tells about where the Irish public is at, and where it may be going in the future.

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VOICE is the largest European humanitarian NGO network promoting efficient and effective humanitarian action worldwide since 1992. VOICE is the main NGO interlocutor with the European Union on emergency action.

Its CEO Maria Groenewald sat down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss what the future of humanitarianism looks like, whether the budget will be there, and Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency.

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Concord is the voice of Development NGOs in the EU. It is the main interlocutor with the EU institutions on sustainable development policy and international cooperation, and will partner with Dóchas on the EU Presidency Project. Celia Cranfield, Concord’s Head of Policy sat down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss the big issues impacting the future of EU development cooperation, including the ongoing MFF negotiations, proposed global Europe instrument, and Global Gateway.

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He sits down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss the EU’s attitude to development, the big issues facing Ireland as they take up the Presidency, and what civil society in Ireland should do to make the most of the Presidency. This podcast is brought to you with the support of the Communicating Europe Initiative.

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Over five episodes, Dóchas, the Irish Network for Humanitarian and Development Organisations, takes a look at how the EU Presidency will run, what the priorities will be and how big a role Development issues will play. From Government Ministers to Brussels insiders, The Development Brief speaks to those who know issues like the MFF, Global Gateway and Global Europe best, so that you are fully briefed. This podcast was made with the support of the Communicating Europe Initiative.

What is the Global Europe Instrument, and what will it mean for development cooperation and humanitarian assistance over the next decade? Alexei Jones is the head of the Policy and Development team at ECDPM, a leading independent think tank looking at policies in Europe and Africa and how they work for inclusive sustainable development. He sat down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to discuss the big questions around the MFF, Global Europe, and how this will shape development cooperation in the future. This podcast is brought to you with the support of the Communicating Europe Initiative.

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In this podcast he sits down with Dóchas CEO Jane-Ann McKenna to talk through what will happen, his own experience working in Brussels, topics that will dominate the Presidency including the Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations and where he thinks Development will feature. This podcast is brought to you with the support of the Communicating Europe Initiative.

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Over five episodes, Dóchas, the Irish Network for Humanitarian and Development Organisations, takes a look at how the EU Presidency will run, what the priorities will be and how big a role Development issues will play.

From Government Ministers to Brussels insiders, The Development Brief speaks to those who know issues like the MFF, Global Gateway and Global Europe best, so that you are fully briefed.

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This podcast was made with the support of the Communicating Europe Initiative.

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