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 2009

Sixteen days against gender violence

24 November 2009

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.