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          Two year old Nambana Estella at the Concern-supported health centre in Boyali, Central African Republic. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.Two year old Nambana Estella at the Concern-supported health centre in Boyali, Central African Republic. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.Two year old Nambana Estella at the Concern-supported health centre in Boyali, Central African Republic. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide.

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          News20 May 2025

          NGO statement ahead of the 2025 open debate on protection of civilians

          Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation is calling for more respectful debating and peaceful dialogue as it marks 40 years of Concern Debates created in the mid-1980s with Irish schools.
          Press release
          19 May 2025

          Better debating skills needed to build a better world – Concern

          A woman outside the office of Deputy Commissioner in Noakhali district, Bangladesh with flood response materials. Photo: Akram Hossain/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          19 May 2025

          Nine natural disasters that are helping poverty thrive

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          News
          20 May 2025

          NGO statement ahead of the 2025 open debate on protection of civilians

          Twenty-one NGOs are calling for urgent action by the UN Security Council and UN Member States to strengthen accountability and ensure robust implementation of protection mandates.
          A woman outside the office of Deputy Commissioner in Noakhali district, Bangladesh with flood response materials. Photo: Akram Hossain/Concern Worldwide
          Story
          19 May 2025

          Nine natural disasters that are helping poverty thrive

          These are nine of the most common natural disasters, and present some of the biggest threats to the most vulnerable people. 
          Hosenare Aktar (28) is a mother of 2. She has two sons Sakib (10) and Rakib (2) pictured. Before CRAAIN, Hosenare had never farmed before. Concern gave her training, seeds and goats. Now she has ducks, goats and an abundance of vegetables all because of Concern. She also employs a lot of climate smart agriculture like growing in bags and making compost and growing on elevated terraces. Photo: Gavin Douglas/ Concern Worldwide
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          17 May 2025

          11 Solutions to poverty that actually work

          The best solutions to poverty are going to depend on the context, but there are a few common themes. Here are the top 11.
          Fanta Kewbi (25) with her daughter Yakoura Ngay (8 months) at the Concern health post in Baga Sola, Western Chad. Photo: Eugene Ikua/Concern Worldwide
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          11 May 2025

          The 10 worst countries to be a mother

          Using the most recent data from the WHO, these are the ten “worst” countries to become a mother in terms of maternal mortality rates.
          Gatkuoth Matai, Disaster Risk Reduction Officer with Concern South Sudan, speaks to people as they wait for a cash distribution in Chotyiel, Unity State. (Photo: Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide)
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          8 May 2025

          Disaster risk reduction, explained

          Disaster risk reduction limits the risks faced by those who stand to lose the most from any kind of emergency. Here’s what you need to know.
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          Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation is calling for more respectful debating and peaceful dialogue as it marks 40 years of Concern Debates created in the mid-1980s with Irish schools.
          Press release
          19 May 2025

          Better debating skills needed to build a better world – Concern

          Ireland’s largest humanitarian organisation is calling for more respectful debating and peaceful dialogue as it marks 40 years of Concern Debates created in the mid-1980s with Irish schools.
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          Press release
          15 May 2025

          Irish support helps Concern Worldwide build eight health centres in Afghanistan

          Concern Worldwide has opened eight new clinics serving over 80,000 people in remote areas of northeastern Afghanistan.
          Four team members from Laurel Hill Secondary school stand on a stage with a banner in front of them, after receiving their awards for winning the Concern 2025 Debate final
          Press release
          2 May 2025

          Limerick School declared All-Ireland Concern Debate champions on 40th anniversary

          Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ from Limerick City have been declared All-Ireland Concern Debate winners 2025, as the competition celebrates 40 years. 
          Ellie McCabe from Sandford Park School, Ranelagh in Dublin takes to the podium at the Concern All Debate semi-finals
          Press release
          29 April 2025

          Dublin and Limerick schools to debate whether the world is more equal now than in 1985, as Concern Debates mark 40 years

          The All-Ireland Concern Debates final takes place this Thursday, (1st May) at the Helix in Dublin City University, as the country’s largest debating competition turns 40 this year.
          The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.
          Press release
          15 April 2025

          International community must urgently respond to humanitarian crisis in Sudan

          The international community must act urgently to end the conflict which is driving the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and provide the funding needed to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.
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          Medicine in a stabilization centre, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State. Photo: Eugene Ikua/Concern Worldwide
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          21 May 2025

          Roll out of Saga Stock pharmaceutical software

          This learning paper presents the main findings of the Saga Stock pilot in Chad and South Sudan.
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