Global
Twestival 2010
This year on Thursday 25 March, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together for Twestival (or Twitter Festival).
International Women’s Day 2010
Every year on 8 March people celebrate International Women's Day. This year Concern Worldwide has a number of events to mark the day while highlighting the plight of some of the women we work with.
An honour for Concern
I have been elected to an international board aimed at increasing the impact of agricultural research in developing countries. This is an honour for Concern and a reflection of the international recognition of the part played by Ireland in fighting world poverty.
Crucial Copenhagen
Yesterday, I talked on RTE Radio 1 about climate change and the conference in Copenhagen.
Hard bargaining in Copenhagen
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.
Appealing to Copenhagen
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.
Sixteen days: picture gallery
The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign, run every year, to highlight the injustice of gender-based violence.
Hunger and HIV: a deadly combination
30 November 2009As we mark World AIDS Day, the global food crisis is impacting heavily on HIV and AIDS levels in developing countries.
Sixteen days against gender violence
24 November 2009For 16 days every year, organisations and individuals highlight the injustice of gender-based violence and campaign together to eliminate it.
Spread the love!
Many moons ago, we asked you to vote for us. The result was victory for Concern: we were elected as Lovebox.org.uk’s featured charity.
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