Light the Way - Ireland

Ireland joins world in Lighting the Way for Global Goals Summit
Dublin’s Millennium Bridge lit up by calls to urgently implement new agreement to tackle poverty, inequality and climate change
NYCI's Development Education Programme is a partnership between NYCI and Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Ireland joins world in Lighting the Way for Global Goals Summit
Dublin’s Millennium Bridge lit up by calls to urgently implement new agreement to tackle poverty, inequality and climate change

Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (August 12th 2015)
Final draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The Heads of State and Government of 193 member States of the United Nations met in New York from 25-27 September 2015 to finalise and adopt new global goals for the sustainable development of humanity and of our planet.

Millennium Development Goals 2015 Report
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history and will serve as the jumping-off point for the new sustainable development agenda to be adopted this year, according to the final MDG report launched today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
As these MDGs will be followed by the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is important that lessons from the past are learned.

Invitation to Conference
The countdown has begun to September’s meeting at the United Nations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) where National Governments will decide on the seventeen goals that could transform the world by 2030.
This presents an invaluable opportunity for countries around the world to re-think children’s and young people's rights and needs.

What is Africa Day?
Africa Day, designated by the African Union as an annual celebration of the continent’s unity, falls on 25th May each year. Celebrations to mark the day occur across the globe: in some African states, it is a designated national holiday, while in diverse cities – such as New York, London and Washington – academic gatherings and cultural showcases mark the day.
This year, in Ireland, we are celebrating the day on Sunday, May 24th at Farmleigh, Dublin.

The National Youth Council of Ireland is delighted to announce its ‘Millennium Youth Project’, an exciting development education project working with the Baltic Regional Fund Latvia, World Vision Brussels, and Global South Partners from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, and Lebanon.