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          Concern distributing essential relief items, including mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats in Tripoli Lebanon
          Press release31 October 2024

          Lebanese who fled bombs face harsh winter as crisis worsens

          A child being treated at a Concern supported outreach centre in Lomodang, Kenya.
          Press release
          25 October 2024

          Concern Worldwide Announces Leadership Transition

          Farmer Nyabol Machar builds an embankment to protect her farmlands from oncoming floods in Unity State, South Sudan. (Photo: Jon Hozier-Byrne/Concern Worldwide)
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          24 October 2024

          Women, climate change, and hunger: The rule of three

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          Farmer Nyabol Machar builds an embankment to protect her farmlands from oncoming floods in Unity State, South Sudan. (Photo: Jon Hozier-Byrne/Concern Worldwide)
          Story
          24 October 2024

          Women, climate change, and hunger: The rule of three

          In order to end hunger, we need to focus on gender justice, climate justice, and nutritional justice. All together.
          Calaso* (37) is a mother of five children. Calaso and her family moved to the refugee camp due to recurring droughts. She brought her child to the MCH (Maternal & Baby Health Center) in Siinkadheer after her child became malnourished. (Photo: Mustafa Saeed/Concern Worldwide)
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          22 October 2024

          Hunger in Somalia, explained

          Somalia ranks as the hungriest country in the world per the 2024 Global Hunger Index. Here’s what you need to know about the situation.
          A woman sits with a child on her lap next to bags on the ground as people fleeing from Lebanon arrive on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon in Jdeidat Yabus in southwestern Syria on September 24, 2024. (Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)
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          16 October 2024

          The crisis in Lebanon, explained

          Five things you need to know about the crisis in Lebanon, which escalated sharply on September 23, 2024.
          Amani Suleiman Adam (35) and her son Badradan Alrashib Idris (3)
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          11 October 2024

          “I am a refugee, I have to work to earn my living" - A story of resilience from Sudan

          People forced to flee Sudan are doing everything in their power to keep their families safe. 
          Nuurto at her shop which is supported by Concern Worldwide on the outskirts of Baidoa, Somalia. (Photo: Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide)
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          10 October 2024

          These are the 10 hungriest countries in the world in 2023

          In 2024, global hunger levels remain too high, and the progress we’ve made to reduce those numbers is not enough — especially in these 10 countries.
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          Concern distributing essential relief items, including mattresses, blankets, sleeping mats in Tripoli Lebanon
          Press release
          31 October 2024

          Lebanese who fled bombs face harsh winter as crisis worsens

          DISTRAUGHT families forced from their homes in Lebanon are bracing themselves for a harsh and bitterly cold winter, according to an Irish aid agency responding to the humanitarian crisis in the region.
          A child being treated at a Concern supported outreach centre in Lomodang, Kenya.
          Press release
          25 October 2024

          Concern Worldwide Announces Leadership Transition

          Concern Worldwide today announced the resignation of David Regan as Chief Executive Officer. 
          Dr Salome Mbugua receiving her Women of Concern 2024 honouree award from David Regan, Concern CEO
          Press release
          18 October 2024

          Gender equality activist named as 2024 Women of Concern honouree

          Dr Salome Mbugua, gender equality activist, human rights advocate and researcher, has been selected as this year’s Women of Concern honouree.
          People queuing with water containers at a water truck in North Gaza
          Press release
          16 October 2024

          Concern Worldwide responding across Middle East as crisis grows

          As the humanitarian situation on the ground across the Middle East continues to deteriorate, Concern Worldwide is supporting communities impacted by the hostilities and violence across Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.
          The 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) found that at least 64 countries will not reach even low hunger levels until the year 2160 if progress to tackle hunger remains at the same pace observed since 2016.
          Press release
          10 October 2024

          Global hunger levels to stay high for another 136 years - new Global Hunger Index reveals

          Hunger levels will remain high in many of the world’s poorest countries for another 136 years if the lack of progress made to feed the world stays the same, according to a shocking new report.
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