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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Latest press releases

Ngirethi Ekakutan holds her younger sister, Mary, as they wait to be screened for malnutrition at Sasame Dispensary, Kibish North, Turkana, Kenya. Photo: Lisa Murray/Concern Worldwide

Press release

1 August 2022

Concern escalates response to Horn of Africa drought as conditions deteriorate

Concern is scaling up its response to provide increased support to millions of people in the Horn of Africa who are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst drought in 40 years.

Press release

5 July 2022

Irish humanitarian aid agencies appeal to UN Security Council to keep vital Syria – Türkiye (Turkey) border crossing open

Five Irish aid agencies (Trocaire, Oxfam Ireland, Concern, GOAL and World Vision Ireland) today called on the UN Security Council to vote to keep a vital border crossing between Syria and Türkiye (Turkey) open to allow for lifesaving aid to reach millions in need.

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Press release1 August 2022

Concern escalates response to Horn of Africa drought as conditions deteriorate

Concern is scaling up its response to provide increased support to millions of people in the Horn of Africa who are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst drought in 40 years.

Meeting chambers of the United Nations Security Council

Press release

12 July 2022

Concern welcomes Syria cross-border resolution

Concern welcomes news that the United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution to renew authorisation for six months of cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid from Türkiye(Turkey) into northwest Syria.

Press release

5 July 2022

Irish humanitarian aid agencies appeal to UN Security Council to keep vital Syria – Türkiye (Turkey) border crossing open

Five Irish aid agencies (Trocaire, Oxfam Ireland, Concern, GOAL and World Vision Ireland) today called on the UN Security Council to vote to keep a vital border crossing between Syria and Türkiye (Turkey) open to allow for lifesaving aid to reach millions in need.

Press release

27 June 2022

Concern calls for urgent international funding to avert major humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

Concern Worldwide today called for urgent international funding to assist communities in the Horn of Africa experiencing the worst drought in 40 years, in order to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the coming months.

Delivery of medical healthcare equipment in Burkina Faso

Press release

21 June 2022

Student exam support, hospital supplies and food packages – a year of Concern Worldwide in Burkina Faso

Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide, has supported 87,000 people in its first year of operation in Burkina Faso, which is currently experiencing one the fastest evolving humanitarian crises globally, alongside Ukraine.