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    Read our 2021 annual report

    Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2021 can be found in our new annual report.
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    Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.Irene Togbah from Ceayah Town talks with concern workers Nelly Smith and Marie Madden about her struggles without a clean source of water. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide.
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    Where your money goes

    90.3%
    of your donation goes to Relief and Development

    This is spent directly towards our goal of ending extreme poverty.

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      This is money spent to raise funds for Concern's work and highlight the needs of the communities we work with.

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      We invest money in influencing policies and deepening awareness on issues around global poverty with the public.

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    Press release1 December 2022

    One person in 23 will need humanitarian assistance in 2023

    The last year has been devastating for vulnerable and poorer communities around the world with a 24% increase in the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance.

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    Press release
    29 November 2022

    Concern ramps up aid response in Ukraine as ‘stark’ winter looms

    Concern Worldwide’s team in Ukraine is ramping up its efforts to support thousands of Ukrainians displaced internally by the conflict, amid warnings that the situation is becoming “more stark”.

    Concern Worldwide has warmly welcomed the landmark decision by global leaders at COP27 to establish a loss and damage fund to support the world’s poorest countries.
    Press release
    21 November 2022

    Concern welcomes landmark decision on climate loss and damage fund for world’s poorest countries

    Concern welcomes the landmark decision by global leaders at COP27 to establish a loss and damage fund to support the world’s poorest countries who are experiencing the worst impact of climate change.

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    Press release
    3 November 2022

    Concern’s Climate Youth Ambassador bringing messages from Irish people to COP27

    Concern Worldwide’s Climate Youth Ambassador Jenny Salmon will bring climate action messages collected from Irish people to COP27 in Egypt next week.

    Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason receiving the Women of Concern Award.
    Press release
    28 October 2022

    Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason receives Women of Concern Award

    Ireland’s current ambassador to the United States, and recent ambassador to the United Nations, Geraldine Byrne Nason has been named recipient of this year’s Women of Concern honouree.

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    • Millions of people on the brink of starvation

    • Estimated that a person is dying of hunger every 48 seconds across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

    • 5.7 million children are facing starvation

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    Our impact in 2021

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    17.8 M

    people reached through our emergency response

    11.4 M icon
    11.4 M

    people reached through our health interventions

    5.2 M icon
    5.2 M

    people reached through our livelihoods programmes

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