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    Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley with two Syrian boys in Iraq where he visisted refugees being helped by Concern Worldwide in November 2019. Photo by Gavin Douglas of Concern Worldwide
    Press release21 January 2021

    Concern congratulates its ambassador Michael Darragh Macauley after his retirement from inter-county football

    11-month-old Mark Moses is treated at Mukuru Health Centre.
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    11 January 2021

    'Starvation is never inevitable - we must act to prevent famine'

    Concern logistics advisor Paula Donohoe checking part of the aid consignment, funded by Irish Aid, after it arrived in Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
    Press release
    27 December 2020

    Concern team receives vital aid flight in Sudan on Christmas Day

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    11-month-old Mark Moses is treated at Mukuru Health Centre.
    Story
    11 January 2021

    'Starvation is never inevitable - we must act to prevent famine'

    As news of famine emerges in several countries, Concern Worldwide Chief Executive Dominic MacSorley calls for immediate action to avoid "catastrophic" consequences for the world's most vulnerable.
    A farmer's son raises his arms as he is surrounded by desert locusts while trying to chase them away from his crops, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. Credit: Ben Curtis/AP/Shutterstock
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    17 December 2020

    QUIZ: How well do you remember the year that was 2020?

    2020 was undoubtedly the most trying year in living memory. Take our quick quiz and test your memory with questions on international headlines.
    Nkhonde Maganizo (8) from Siki Village, Chithumba, Nsanje District, Malawi. Nkhonde's mother Jennifer used cash transfers from Concern to buy livestock, including goats. Her goats now are a great source of manure for her fields. When her goats reproduce, the kid goats will also do their part, and they will also be another source of income for Jennifer and her family. Photographer: Jason Kennedy / Concern Worldwide
    Story
    11 December 2020

    QUIZ: Which Concern Christmas Gift are you?

    Which of Concern's life-changing gifts should you buy your loved ones this Christmas?
    Michael Darragh Macauley with his Concern Volunteer Award. Photo: Karen Morgan
    Press release
    7 December 2020

    Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley receives award for humanitarian work with Concern

    Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley has received his first non-sports related medal for his work as an ambassador with Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide. 
    The important of hand-washing is taught in Concern's COVID-19 prevention programmes in Central African Republic.
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    3 December 2020

    How to fight COVID-19 in one of the world's poorest countries

    As the world eagerly awaits the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, many developing countries are still facing huge challenges in dealing with the devastating impact of the virus.  
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    21 January 2021

    COVID-19 Technical Resources

    Technical resources developed by Concern Advisers for emergency and development programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Publication
    4 January 2021

    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.
    YouthLink and Concern BRCiS staff jointly facilitating Goal Free Communication with Gaheyr community in Wadadjir Banadir region, Somalia, 2019. Photo: Hussein.
    Publication
    21 December 2020

    Knowledge Matters – Community Engagement

    This issue of Knowledge Matters showcases the various ways Concern engages communities in our development and humanitarian work.
    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
    18 December 2020

    The CMAM Surge Approach

    An overview of Concern's CMAM Surge Approach with many of the key knowledge products and resources in English and French.
    Concave-shaped reinforced concrete sand dam with riprap built in 2018. Dinqaal community, Woqooyi Galbeed. Photo: Lopez-Rey, 2019.
    Publication
    18 December 2020

    Sand Dams Research in Somaliland

    This page details the findings of research into sand dams carried out as part of an MSc dissertation by Paz Lopez-Rey, Concern's Resilience Programme Coordinator in Somalia/ Somaliland.
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    Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley with two Syrian boys in Iraq where he visisted refugees being helped by Concern Worldwide in November 2019. Photo by Gavin Douglas of Concern Worldwide
    Press release
    21 January 2021

    Concern congratulates its ambassador Michael Darragh Macauley after his retirement from inter-county football

    Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide has congratulated its ambassador Michael Darragh Macauley on a marvellous sporting career after he announced his retirement from inter-county football today.  
    Concern logistics advisor Paula Donohoe checking part of the aid consignment, funded by Irish Aid, after it arrived in Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
    Press release
    27 December 2020

    Concern team receives vital aid flight in Sudan on Christmas Day

    A Concern team has spent Christmas day preparing to distribute a major delivery of aid to refugees along the Sudan/Ethiopia border.
    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.
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