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          Irish artist Brian Maguire in South Sudan

          Irish artist Brian Maguire sketches a young boy in the POC of Bentiu, South Sudan. Photo: Steve De Neef / Concern Worldwide.
          Irish artist Brian Maguire sketches a young boy in the POC of Bentiu, South Sudan. Photo: Steve De Neef / Concern Worldwide.
          News29 August 2018Clare Ahern

          Irish artist Brian Maguire travelled with Concern Wordwide to a Protection of Civilian camp in Bentiu to meet some of the 120,000 internally displaced people who live there. The visit inspired his upcoming exhibition 'HUMANITY Site Unseen'. This photo story presents some of the highlights from his time in Bentiu.

          The story in photos

          Read our photo story: Humanity, Site Unseen

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          Brian has made a lasting impact on a community ravaged by war. And you can too.

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          A man uses a small bridge to cross a river in Mikemani village, Tana River County. Photo: Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance/Concern Worldwide
          News
          12 June 2023

          The long-awaited rains have arrived in the Horn of Africa, but the crisis is far from over

          East Africa is the epicentre of one of the world’s worst climate emergencies, having recently experienced one of the longest and most severe droughts on record. Yet, while rains have finally arrived, the humanitarian crisis is far from over.
          Rebecca Dolley with her husband Jeremiah in Nakai Town. The couple have four children together. Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide
          News
          14 February 2019

          Love empowers: stories from around the world

          In our work, we are lucky enough to see the empowering nature of love in some of the most challenging circumstances – how it can inspire us to do better and lift us up in times of crisis.
          Women crossing in Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan at sunset. Deep in the swamps, the island has become a haven for thousands of people fleeing conflict. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide
          News
          10 December 2018

          16 Days of Activism: why it matters for South Sudan

          Concern’s CEO examines the global campaign against gender based violence and how the conflict in South Sudan exposes women and girls to horrific levels of GBV.
          People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

          Gaza Emergency Appeal

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