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The International Fund for Ireland is an independent international organisation established in 1986 by the British and Irish governments with the objectives of promoting "economic and social advance and to encourage contact, dialogue and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists throughout Ireland." [1]
While paying tribute to the political leaders, Paddy Harte, chairman of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), called for the often unseen work behind the scenes to be acknowledged.
The IFP is modelled on the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), a similar instrument that helped shape the societal and political conditions leading to the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.
International Fund for Ireland chairman Paddy Harte paid tribute to community-level work to facilitate the progress.
Ireland has been a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1957, and has contributed to and drawn funds from the fund on occasion, most notably in 2010, when it received an international loan package of 22.5 billion euros to fund programmes to restore the banking system to health, and reduce budget deficits.
James (Jim) Lyons succeeded Sen George Mitchell as Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for Economic Initiatives in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of the Republic in 1996. [citation needed] He had previously been appointed US Observer to the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) by President Clinton in 1993. Combing ...
International Fund for Ireland chairman Paddy Harte said it is key to allow the benefits of the peace process to reach every area of society.
In January 2012, the International Fund for Ireland launched a Peace Walls funding programme to support local communities who want to work towards beginning to remove the peace walls. [14] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent by 2023. [15]