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16 March 2011
Unheard Voices: fighting hunger report

Below is a link to our Unheard Voices report outlining the challenges that poor farmers in developing countries face and ways in which the UK government can help them overcome these challenges. There is also a link to our summary of this report, created specifically for MPs.

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Latest on summit

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Get Active! | 4 October 2010 | 0 comments
In Zambia, Monica Monde with her children, Makokwa Nawa and Mwangala Nawa, who b

This week, world leaders will be attending a summit on the Millennium Development Goals. With only five years to go until the 2015 deadline, the pressure is on to achieve them.

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Pledge progress

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Unheard Voices Blog | 23 September 2010 | 2 comments
Tom Arnold presented 10,336 signatures to Dr David Nabarro of the UN

A huge thank you to all of our supporters who signed our “Women Can’t Wait” pledge. It calls for world leaders to put poor women farmers at the centre of the fight against hunger.

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1.3 million people demand action

Posted by Alan O'Reilly | in Unheard Voices Blog | 16 September 2010 | 0 comments
Concern’s supporters gather outside the event.

Yesterday, Concern Worldwide’s supporters witnessed the presentation of 1.3 million signatures to the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

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Pressure at the summit

Posted by Níall Ó Murchú | in Get Active! | 15 September 2010 | 0 comments
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Concern Worldwide is putting pressure on world leaders to honour their commitments to the Millennium Development Goals and to listen to the voices of the poor. The focus is on the upcoming United Nations summit.

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10,000 signatures

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold's Blog | 14 September 2010 | 0 comments
Guests signing up to Concern's Women Can't Wait campaign.

Next week, I will be attending the UN Millennium Development Goal Summit in New York. Along with my usual packed bags, I’ll be bringing 10,000 signatures from Concern Worldwide supporters.

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Supporters’ voices are heard

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Unheard Voices Blog | 10 September 2010 | 0 comments
Reggina Nazziwa, Chairperson of Farmers' Group, Uganda

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the 10,000 Concern Worldwide supporters who have signed our pledge.

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>> Women marginal farmers - mobilising for change

2 March 2010
Women marginal farmers - mobilising for change

When Concern Worldwide UK launched its Unheard Voices campaign in late 2007, the focus was on highlighting the needs of marginal farmers. The majority of these are women, so we shifted our attention to their specific needs.

 

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>> Women marginal farmers speak out

29 October 2009
Women marginal farmers speak out

Women farmers grow, buy, sell, cook food and feed their children. They produce 60 – 80% of food in most developing countries.

Women hold the key to tackling hunger and malnutrition. Their needs are often not recognised or understood.

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