Press Releases
Press releases
| Date | Press Release |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep 17 |
Concern Worldwide responding to Hurricane Irma in Haiti International aid agency Concern Worldwide has said Hurricane Irma will be a crippling blow to Haiti, a country still recovering from the effects of last year’s Hurricane Matthew. |
| 28 Aug 17 |
Irish Aid Worker says flood victims suffer the same 'devastating' trauma whether in Ireland or Nepal An Irish aid worker has said the flood victims in Donegal are suffering a similar trauma to the flood victims in Nepal with communities facing serious hardship by the consequences of flood damage. |
| 24 Aug 17 |
Over 336,000 have been affected by floods in Nepal. Alliance2015 partners are providing food and hygiene kits to some of the most vulnerable people Sixteen million people are affected by severe flooding across Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, according to International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC). |
| 19 Aug 17 |
Concern Worldwide remembers killed and injured aid workers this World Humanitarian Day Concern Worldwide is today remembering aid workers killed and injured while helping vulnerable communities as it marks World Humanitarian Day – including staff that the Irish organisation has lost. |
| 17 Aug 17 |
Concern Worldwide is assisting with the burial of hundreds of bodies in Sierra Leone Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide is assisting with the burial of hundreds of bodies piling up in overstretched morgues in flood-damaged Sierra Leone. |
| 16 Aug 17 |
Concern Worldwide is boosting its emergency response team in Sierra Leone after mudslides and flooding killed hundreds Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide is boosting its emergency response team in Sierra Leone where flash floods and mudslides have killed hundreds of people and left thousands homeless. |
| 3 Aug 17 |
Concern Worldwide welcomes Ireland’s commitment to provide an additional €9 million to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund Concern Worldwide Chief Executive, Dominic MacSorley, has welcomed the Irish government’s announcement of an additional €9 million to underfunded humanitarian crises through the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). |
| 31 Jul 17 |
Six more children every minute face severe hunger in crisis-hit East Africa Six more children a minute face severe hunger in East Africa as millions of people continue to flee drought and conflict, says Concern Worldwide. |
| 5 Jul 17 |
Unprecedented crisis in South Sudan: Starvation risk level rising by over 9,200 people a day in world’s youngest country The risk of mass deaths from starvation is growing by over 9,200 people a day in war-torn South Sudan despite a famine declaration being recently lifted - Concern Worldwide said today. |
| 14 Jun 17 |
Concern Worldwide is helping thousands of people affected by landslides and flooding in storm-hit Bangladesh Concern Worldwide is responding to devastating landslides and flooding in poverty-stricken Bangladesh that have so far killed over 135 people and left thousands homeless. |
