September 2010 posts from all blogs

On Thursday 19 August, Concern Worldwide marked World Humanitarian Day with an event at the Cultivate centre in Dublin. It was a great success.

Since the earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince last January, the level of support demonstrated by the public has been phenomenal. Thanks to this generosity, Concern has been able to help tens of thousands of people in Haiti.

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

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.

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.

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

Nothing in living memory compares to the floods that hit Pakistan in the last days of July this year. Concern’s emergency team responded straight away, and this video shows some of ways we have helped so far.

Yes, they’re highly qualified. Yes, they’ve years of experience. But even famous chefs need recipes. Now you too can gain chef status in no time with these delicious recipes from Paul Rankin.

Concern’s CEO Tom Arnold made a forceful case for Ireland’s role in tackling hunger and child under-nutrition at a forum attended by Hilary Clinton and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin in New York.

Here are some photos from yesterday’s 1,000 Days event in New York. I spoke at the event alongside the US secretary of state, the secretary general of the United Nations and others.

Concern Worldwide’s Derek McDowell was interviewed last week ahead of the Millennium Development Goals summit.