December 2009 posts from all blogs
Sixteen days: picture gallery
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 1 December 2009 |
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The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign, run every year, to highlight the injustice of gender-based violence.
A consortium of hope
In 1997, I lived in a tent in the village of Nyamlell in Southern Sudan. It was a former British garrison town and our “compound” was based around the only concrete structure for miles. It could have been quite idyllic, if circumstances were different.
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Appealing to Copenhagen
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 7 December 2009 |
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The largest and what is being considered the most important UN climate conference opens today 7 December. To coincide with this, 56 national newspapers in 45 countries are sharing a common editorial – an appeal to Copenhagen.
Celebrating volunteers
Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 9 December 2009 |
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Earlier this month, I attended the Ireland Involved Awards for volunteers in Dublin. Liam Burke was the winner of the International Development Volunteer category for his work with Concern.
Food and cash aid in Kenya: photos
Posted by Louise Finan in Concern Blog | 15 December 2009 |
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Concern is providing emergency food vouchers and cash aid to some of Kenya’s poorest people.
Hard bargaining in Copenhagen
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 15 December 2009 |
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Talks were suspended yesterday for five hours at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Suspicions were raised by the African group, supported by the G77 – representing 130 developing nations - the conference was in danger of collapsing the Kyoto Protocol.
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Concern CEO awarded honorary degree
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 16 December 2009 |
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Tom Arnold received a Degree of Doctor of Laws yesterday from the National University of Ireland, the umbrella organisation for many of the country's great universities.
Crucial Copenhagen
Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 16 December 2009 |
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Yesterday, I talked on RTE Radio 1 about climate change and the conference in Copenhagen.
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Concern goes Nationwide
Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 23 December 2009 |
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Last week, RTE One featured Concern on its Nationwide programme. You can now watch it again online.
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Women farmers make themselves heard
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 23 December 2009 |
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Rose Mubita, Chairperson of the Mongu District Farmers’ Association in Zambia, attended the launch of Concern’s new report on women farmers in the UK. This is her account of the experience:
