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    Fresh, locally grown tomatoes shared with mums and children attending today's Extension Nutrition Action training session - as part of the Morris Town Mothers' Group. Concern has encouraged many families in Morris Town – with a population of around 260 people - to grow their own vegetables – white aubergines, tomatoes and sweet potatoes - in small, prolific vegetable gardens. Photographer: Nora Lorek/ Panos Pictures/ Concern Worldwide
    Story16 October 2019

    How to expand your diet and eat more sustainably

    One-year-old Cecelia being tested for malnutrition.
    Press release
    16 October 2019

    Malnutrition now 'a major global public health threat'

    Golden Marlenue, 27 outside her home with her young children. Her two youngest children Naomi, two and Athanase, 12 months, are both malnourished. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide
    Press release
    15 October 2019

    GHI 2019: Climate change driving alarming levels of global hunger

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    16 October 2019

    How to expand your diet and eat more sustainably

    A guide to eating sustainably in Ireland and around the world. 
    Press release
    16 October 2019

    Malnutrition now 'a major global public health threat'

    Humanitarian and development leaders have warned that malnutrition is now a "major global public health threat", with at least 50 million children worldwide suffering from an acute form of the condition.
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    10 October 2019

    Climate, hunger and the lean season in Niger

    In Niger, climate change is pushing already vulnerable communities deeper into hunger and poverty.
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    7 October 2019

    When mountains fall: how Afghans are dealing with climate change

    Vast areas of northern Afghanistan are on the move — literally. As the glaciers of the Hindu Kush begin to disappear and the mountain snows melt faster and earlier, the people below are facing a major crisis.
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    25 September 2019

    What is Concern doing to fight the effects of climate change?

    As global leaders meet to discuss the growing threat of climate change, we take a look at the devastating impact on those who are most vulnerable.
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    14 October 2019

    Global Hunger Index 2019

    The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) focuses on climate change - an increasingly relevant threat to the world's hungry and vulnerable people that requires immediate action.
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    20 May 2019

    Final external evaluation report of Concern's disaster response in Yemen

    Final external evaluation report of Concern's disaster response in Yemen, 2019.
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    13 March 2019

    Knowledge Matters – DRC WASH Consortium

    This issue of Knowledge Matters captures the experiences and learning from the WASH Consortium, lead by Concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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    24 January 2019

    Knowledge Matters – Education: Access, quality and wellbeing

    This issue of Knowledge Matters captures the experiences and learning from Concern's Education Programmes, focusing on the three outcomes of access, quality and wellbeing.
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    14 December 2018

    A review of community-centred early warning early action systems

    Not all emergencies happen quickly. Some food crises, like those related to drought or conflict for example, take hold over time.
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    Press release
    15 October 2019

    GHI 2019: Climate change driving alarming levels of global hunger

    Progress made since 2000 in reducing hunger on a global scale has been uneven, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) published today. 
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    11 October 2019

    Concern launches humanitarian appeal for Syrian civilians

    Concern Worldwide is launching an emergency appeal for Syrian civilians
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    11 October 2019

    Twitter chief Sinéad McSweeney presented with 2019 Women of Concern Award

    Managing Director of Twitter Ireland Sinéad McSweeney has been awarded 2019’s Women of Concern award.
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    25 September 2019

    Concern Worldwide welcomes President's call for urgent action on climate change

    Concern strongly supports President Michael D. Higgins’s call for urgent action on climate change and reform of the UN Security Council.
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    10 September 2019

    Concern escalates its operations in drought-stricken Kenya as child malnutrition levels soar

    Concern Worldwide is ramping up its operations in drought-stricken Turkana in northern Kenya.
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