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In the world of climate response and resilience, the majority of eyes are already on the city of Belém, Brazil, which will host the 30th annual Conference of the Parties (COP30) in November 2025. However, many are currently focused on a more pressing event: SB62, or the 62nd annual sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 

Concern Niger has been implementing an innovative distance video-coaching approach, providing continuous professional development support to teachers and facilitators in inaccessible areas using new information and communication technologies. 

In humanitarian crises, women play an essential role, particularly in responding to sexual violence in conflict, In DRC Concern works closely with women-led organisation SOFEPADI, founded on the conviction that Congolese women must be central to peacebuilding, human rights defence, and rebuilding war-affected communities. 

Working with communities, local Community Resilience Action Groups (CRAGs) and the government, Concern identified that a nature-based solutions (NBS) approach could be an effective solution to control canal and riverbank erosion.

By strengthening the knowledge and ability of communities to engage or influence government decision making, communities are able to improve their overall resilience.

SAFER delivers alert-based, short-term interventions to assist vulnerable people in DRC to be able to meet their basic needs and recover from crisis. 

When we think of displacement, whether internal or across borders, we often picture refugee camps or informal settlements. Yet, these visible sites accommodate less than half of the world’s forcibly displaced population.

In Lake Chad, malnourished children are treated with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic food (RUTF) and/or Plumpy'Nut, an essential therapeutic food. However, their plastic-aluminium packaging is a major environmental issue. To address this problem, Concern established a recycling initiative to reduce pollution and prevent further health problems.

Despite being a natural, normal and healthy part of life, menstruation is stigmatised around the world, presenting a range of challenges for women and girls.

This learning paper presents the main findings of the Saga Stock pilot in Chad and South Sudan.

This learning paper presents the impact, lessons learned and recommendations from implementing a spring box as an alternative water-solution in a hard-to-reach and vulnerable community in Freetown, Sierra Leone

The BRCiS consortium works to create sustainable, community-led solutions that enhance long-term resilience and reduce dependency on emergency aid in Somalia. 

In Tonkolili District, Concern has significantly contributed to the development, and set the foundation for improved coordination and governance within the District Development Coordination Committee (DDCC) framework. 

The EAST Consortium will implement an integrated package of protection and nutrition activities in 11 health zones across 4 provinces in Eastern DR Congo.

The EAST Consortium aims to support over 430,000 individuals including 65,000 people living with disabilities across the four most conflict affect provinces of DR Congo.

In 2024, Concern supported 350 households to restore and diversify economic activities, improving their capacity to build more resilient livelihoods as part of the Irish Aid’s Chronic Humanitarian Crisis (CHC) funding stream.

“Surging Hope" is a photobook featuring the Zurich Flood Resilience Programme, highlighting the journey of resilience through challenges faced by the flood-prone communities in northern Bangladesh residing at the forefront of the climate crisis for generations.

Due to the scarcity of water and the vulnerable situation of IDPs in Northern Syria, Concern developed a long-term solution. 

Concern is working in Lake Chad Province with the aim to increase access to essential health, nutrition and water, hygeine and sanitation.

Sur la base des enseignements tirés du programme DIZA récemment achevé,  le programme RESPECCT adopte une approche ‘triple nexus’ combinant une approche humanitaire, développement et consolidation de la paix.     Building on the lessons learned from the recently completed DIZA programme, the RESPECCT programme adopts a 'triple nexus' approach combining humanitarian, development and peace-building.

Flooding poses a major global threat, with recent research revealing that over 20% of the world’s population lives in areas at risk of a 1-in-100-year flood. This danger is most acute for low-income households, and cause some of the largest economic, social and humanitarian losses.

For several years Concern has engaged with universities in Ireland and abroad to work with Masters students as they expand their understanding of development and humanitarian issues, particularly as they research and write their Masters dissertation. This provides Masters students with the opportunity to gain an insight into Concern’s work and to access data for their research. 

This report presents the findings from in-depth research which evaluated the impact of Concern Worldwide's Graduation Programme in Malawi. To address some of the key challenges faced by people living in extreme poverty, the Graduation Programme seeks to simultaneously boost livelihoods and income, provide access to financial services, improve people’s self-confidence and tackle social exclusion.

Working to reduce preventable diseases and deaths among women, adolescent girls and children in Sierra Leone through improving Universal Health Care coverage.

The Yoti Yoti Programme is responding to increasing food and nutrition insecurity in Sierra Leone, the overall goal of the project is to increase vulnerable households’ resilience to food and nutrition insecurity by strengthening food systems in Tonkolili and Port Loko Districts in North West Sierra Leone. 

This research programme aims to investigate the impact of conflict on various elements of the food system.

€50,000 from funds received by Concern from the Irish public provided an immediate essential short-term solution to the blood shortage crisis in Sierra Leone potentially saving over 17,000 paediatric patients, or over 5,000 women’s lives. 

Abuk Wieu in front of her tukul house constructed using savings from the Village Savings and Loans Association.

This page provides all the information you need about Concern’s Enhanced Responses to Nutrition Emergencies (ERNE) programme.