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    LtoR Liam Reynolds, Jessica Maguire, Claire Williams, Lauren Wright at the Concern tent at the Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co. Laois in 2019.
    Press release25 September 2020

    Ireland should lead way for better world - says new Project US report

    Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive
    Press release
    21 September 2020

    'Budget 2021 must protect critical funding for world’s poorest'

    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

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    Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive
    Press release
    21 September 2020

    'Budget 2021 must protect critical funding for world’s poorest'

    Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide, is urging the Government to protect the existing budget for Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the upcoming Budget.
    Concern staff Amani, Pauline and Sanaa buying flowers to distribute alongside the dignity and shelter kits to support the local community affected by the Beirut blast.Lebanon Photo: Pauline Coste / Concern Worldwide
    Story
    25 August 2020

    Saying it with flowers: solidarity and compassion amidst trauma in Beirut

    Our team in Lebanon is going the extra mile to respond to people affected by the huge blast in Beirut with compassion and humanity.
    South Sudan Women Walking
    Press release
    24 August 2020

    Concern asks public to Step in the Shoes of the world’s displaced people this September

    Concern Worldwide is encouraging people to get out walking in solidarity with the 79.5 million people worldwide forced to leave their homes due to conflict or persecution
    Married mum of six Reshma* (30) with adopted niece Tahira* (9 months) Rohingya Refugee Crisis, Bazar Camp, Bangladesh Photo: Abir Abdullah / Concern Worldwide
    Story
    24 August 2020

    'The Rohingya people still have hope’ - Three years on living as refugees

    Today marks three years since the Rohingya people fled violence and persecution in Rakhine State in Myanmar. An estimated 730,000 refugees have crossed into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to find safety and security. While the majority of Rohingya people wish to go return to their villages once safe to do so, there has been little progress in establishing a basis for their return.  
    Members of Concern Lebanon volunteering with clean-up efforts in Beirut. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Story
    18 August 2020

    'Humanitarian workers are being tested like never before'

    Many humanitarians work in their own communities, going to extraordinary lengths in extraordinary times to help people whose lives have been upended by crises and the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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    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.
    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
    14 August 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.
    Flooding caused by Cyclone Idai - Malawi, March 2019 Photo: Concern Worldwide
    Publication
    6 August 2020

    Impact of Cyclone Idai on the poorest in Malawi

    This page examines the impact of the floods caused by Cylone Idai on some of the poorest people living in Malawi.
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    Publication
    6 August 2020

    Education - Safe Learning Model Research

    This page outlines the design and results of the Safe Learning Model pilot research in Sierra Leone from 2017 - 2021 undertaken in partnership with University College Dublin- School of Education.
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    Publication
    4 August 2020

    COVID-19 Technical Resources

    Technical resources developed by Concern Advisers for emergency and development programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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