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LtoR Liam Reynolds, Jessica Maguire, Claire Williams, Lauren Wright at the Concern tent at the Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co. Laois in 2019.

Press release25 September 2020

Ireland should lead way for better world - says new Project US report

As the United Nations marks the fifth anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals today, over one thousand Irish people are calling for these planet-saving objectives to be at the heart of Ireland’s national and local government plans.

Press release

21 September 2020

'Budget 2021 must protect critical funding for world’s poorest'

Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide, is urging the Government to protect the existing budget for Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the upcoming Budget.

Flooding in Sitteb Village, Sudan Photo by Ibrahim Adam Osman / Concern Worldwide

Press release

13 September 2020

Concern responds to worst floods in Sudan in 100 years

Concern Worldwide is helping people who have had their homes and livelihoods destroyed in flash floods and heavy rains in West Kordofan state in Sudan.

Netted small pond beside banana trees, crop filed, famed vegetation and bamboo thickets beside local houses, Dhubni village, Singimari Union, Hatibanda, Lalmonirhat, 2019.

Publication

31 August 2020

Understanding Natural Capital and Flood Resilience in Bangladesh

This report presents the learning and understanding of natural capital from the implementation of the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) tool in the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance programme in Bangladesh.

Concern staff Amani, Pauline and Sanaa buying flowers to distribute alongside the dignity and shelter kits to support the local community affected by the Beirut blast.Lebanon Photo: Pauline Coste / Concern Worldwide

Story

25 August 2020

Saying it with flowers: solidarity and compassion amidst trauma in Beirut

Our team in Lebanon is going the extra mile to respond to people affected by the huge blast in Beirut with compassion and humanity.

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What we do

Logistics advisor Graham Woodcock in front of a loaded Concern truck with supplies for distribution in La Gonave, Haiti. Photo: Kristin Myers / Concern Worldwide.

Emergencies

Our goal is to respond rapidly to save lives and reduce suffering and this is exactly what we do. In an emergency situation, we act quickly to save lives.

Livelihoods

Secure livelihoods offer the extreme poor a pathway to forge their way out of poverty. We implement our livelihood programmes in some of the most vulnerable places in the world.

Health and nutrition

We work towards the survival and wellbeing of the world's most vulnerable communities, while ensuring they obtain the knowledge and resources to keep themselves and their families healthy and nourished.

Education

Education is key to breaking the poverty cycle. We seek to increase access to education, improve the quality of teachers and improve child well-being by providing safe learning environments.

Gender equality

Gender inequality remains a major obstacle to the eradication of poverty. Gender equality is therefore a key area of focus for all programmes in livelihoods, health and education.

Innovations

Wherever we work, we are always on the lookout for ways of doing things better. Innovation for us means creating value at scale with solutions that are more effective, efficient and sustainable.

Our impact in 2019

11.5 M

people reached through our emergency response

10.1 M

people reached through our health interventions

15.1 M

people reached through our long term development programmes

South Sudanese Refugee Appeal

Life-Saving Food Kits needed
Over 300,000 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, 66% are children
Acute Malnutrition rate at 10.4% among South Sudanese refugee children under the age of 5.

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