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    Baby Charlyne and Margret Wanjiru in the alleyway outside there home in Kibera. Nairobi where she lost her livelihood and needs urgent food aid to survive
    Press release22 November 2020

    Millions of children face Christmas with nothing to eat after COVID job losses

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    Press release
    20 November 2020

    Concern wins Good Governance Award

    Beneficiaries washing hands in Rwanda as part of an Irish Aid-funded distribution of tools and face masks.
    Press release
    10 November 2020

    Irish Aid support critical as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on vulnerable communities

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    Baby Charlyne and Margret Wanjiru in the alleyway outside there home in Kibera. Nairobi where she lost her livelihood and needs urgent food aid to survive
    Press release
    22 November 2020

    Millions of children face Christmas with nothing to eat after COVID job losses

    Millions of children face a Christmas with little or nothing to eat due to job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic- according to Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide.
    Jasem arrived in Turkey in 2017. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    Story
    30 October 2020

    Meet the Syrian refugee father who became a role model for his children

    Life was hard for Syrian refugee and father of five Jasem* after he and his family arrived in Turkey in 2017. Through his participation in Concern’s Caregiver Engagement programme, he learnt how to influence his family in a positive way.
    Dr Mike Ryan
    Story
    22 October 2020

    'Hunger is everywhere. Poor nutrition is everywhere': Key points from Dr Mike Ryan's GHI 2020 address

    Marking this year’s World Food Day, Dr Mike Ryan Executive Director of the World Health Organisation’s Emergencies Programme launched the 2020 Global Hunger Index.
    Flooding in Sitteb Village, Sudan Photo by Ibrahim Adam Osman / Concern Worldwide
    Press release
    13 October 2020

    Concern Worldwide welcomes Budget 2021 funding for Overseas Development Assistance

    Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide welcomes the Government’s decision to increase expenditure on overseas development aid by €30 million in Budget 2021.
    Cherica (2) washes her hands in front of her grandmother's home in Cite Soleil, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/ Concern Worldwide
    Story
    11 October 2020

    Global Hunger Index: Is the world on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030?

    This year’s GHI explores how we can ensure the right to adequate and nutritious food for all and achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 - amid ongoing climate extremes, conflict and a global pandemic.
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    This health centre in Tahoua, Niger, which serves over 50 rural villages, has been using the CMAM Surge approach since 2016 to help respond to increases in their malnutrition caseloads. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
    Publication
    23 November 2020

    The CMAM Surge Approach

    An overview of Concern's CMAM Surge approach.
    Waiting area at Digital Booth - Concern Bangladesh in collaboration with local partners, have launched New Digital Booths in Dhaka, for screening and testing of Covid-19.
    Publication
    17 November 2020

    Covid-19 Research

    This page shows the results of research carried out by Concern showing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poorest people in our programme countries.
    Graduation beneficiaries in front of the shop they have set up under the project; they have taken the initiative to establish a hand-washing station in front of the shop and they report soap sales have increased in the last few days as communities have been sensitised on the importance of hand-washing to prevent COVID transmission. Burundi Photo: Maud Biton / Concern Worldwide
    Publication
    16 November 2020

    Research from the Graduation Model

    This page outlines the research and learning of Concern's Graduation approach in a number of countries since 2008 (Bangladesh, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Zambia), as a means of sustainably addressing extreme poverty at the household level.
    Foundations for Change: Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Phase II Lessons from Year 2
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    3 November 2020

    Foundations for change: Lessons from Year 2 of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance project

    Foundations for Change Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Phase II Lessons from Year 2.
    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.
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    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. 
    Concern staff members participate in Project Us Café run by students participating in the Concern TY Academy. Photo: Gavin Douglas/ Concern Worldwide.
    Press release
    21 June 2020

    Concern launches programme to engage corporate leaders on the UN Global Goals

    Businesses looking to improve their impact on the world are invited to take part in a new programme from Irish humanitarian aid agency Concern Worldwide.
    United National Security Council
    Press release
    17 June 2020

    Empathetic Ireland will be force for good on UN Security Council

    News that Ireland has won a seat on the United Nations Security Council has been welcomed by Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide, Dominic MacSorley.
    Concern has launched a major EU-funded programme to reduce levels of malnutrition, sickness and death among children aged under-five. Photo: Concern Worldwide
    Press release
    4 June 2020

    Concern launches major EU-funded programme to tackle childhood malnutrition

    Concern has launched a major EU-funded programme to reduce levels of malnutrition, sickness and death among children aged under-five.
    Hakim Para camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
    Press release
    31 May 2020

    Concern responding to urgent needs in Bangladesh after cyclone badly affects coastal communities

    Concern is working to urgently assist around 140,000 people who have been impacted by Cyclone Amphan.
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