International Fund for Ireland

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]

International Fund for Ireland
Formation1986
Founded atBelfast, Northern Ireland
TypeNGO
Legal statusRegistered Irish Charity
FocusPromote economic and social advance and encourage contact between nationalists and unionists in border areas
Headquarters28-32 Alfred St, Belfast BT2 8EN, Northern Ireland
Official language
English
Chairman
Paddy Harte

The Fund operates with co-operation and financial contributions from the governments of United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the structures of the European Union.[1] The majority of its funding comes from the United States.[2] As of 2007, £576m / €849m, funding over 5,700 projects across the island of Ireland, has been disbursed.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "The International Fund for Ireland". International Fund for Ireland. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12. click on "about"
  2. ^ "CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations - 'I'". Conflict Archive on the Internet. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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