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    Latest press releases

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    Press release7 April 2020

    Concern Worldwide welcomes ‘brave and significant’ ruling allowing pregnant girls attend school in Sierra Leone

    Concern Worldwide has welcomed Sierra Leone’s decision to overrule the banning of pregnant girls attending school.

    Members of Concern Worldwide's "Burial Team 7" attend the home of a 44 year old woman, who it's suspected died of ebola in the New England area of Freetown, on Wednesday night. 73 people were buried in on Wednesday October 29th in Western Area, which includes Freetown and its suburbs. All home deaths in the city are now attended by medical burial teams.
    Press release
    2 April 2020

    Global response needed to assist world’s poorest countries battle COVID-19

    Concern today called on the international community to urgently assist the world’s poorest countries as they prepare to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Members of Concern Worldwide's "Burial Team 7" attend the home of a 44 year old woman, who it's suspected died of ebola in the New England area of Freetown, on Wednesday night. 73 people were buried in on Wednesday October 29th in Western Area, which includes Freetown and its suburbs. All home deaths in the city are now attended by medical burial teams.
    Press release
    2 April 2020

    Global response needed to assist world’s poorest countries battle COVID-19

    Concern today called on the international community to urgently assist the world’s poorest countries as they prepare to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at his global town hall meeting with United Nations staff members. Photo: UN Media
    Press release
    24 March 2020

    Concern welcomes UN Secretary General's Appeal for Global Ceasefire

    Concern welcomes the urgent appeal by the UN Secretary General for an immediate global ceasefire by all warring parties to enable the world tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Press release
    19 March 2020

    Concern ready to respond to spread of COVID-19 in world’s most fragile countries

    Concern Worldwide teams are preparing to assist communities in some of the world’s poorest countries to battle COVID-19, amid growing fears of the substantial human impact the arrival of the virus could have as it continues to spread in Africa and Asia. 

    COVID-19 Response

    • The coronavirus poses an existential threat to the world's most vulnerable communities

    • Our teams are mobilising to respond to the threat and help save lives

    • We need your help to reach more people

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    Our impact in 2018

    11.5 M

    people reached through our emergency response

    17.6 M

    people reached through our health interventions

    12.4 M

    people reached through our long term development programmes

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