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Our worldwide focus in six areas

Joyce Positani, age 42, received training from Concern Worldwide to become a Community Animal Health Worker. She is known in the community and vaccinates up to 300 chickens a month. Thanks to the income she receives from this, her life has been greatly improved. She says “I am very happy and thank Concern for choosing me and training me”. Location: Nakumba District, Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo: Donal Skehan.

Livelihoods

We are enabling those in extreme poverty to forge a way out through secure livelihoods.

Health and nutrition

We work towards the survival and wellbeing of the world's most vulnerable communities.

Education

Education is at the heart of development and is key to breaking the poverty cycle for all children.

Emergencies

In an emergency situation, we act quickly to save lives. We then remain on the ground helping to rebuild livelihoods.

Gender equality

We tackle gender equality to empower people living in extreme poverty.

Innovations

Finding effective solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems requires innovative thinking.

How money is spent

Overseas programmes

Overseas programmes

Fundraising

Fundraising

Policy, advocacy & campaigning

Policy, advocacy & campaigning

Governance

Governance

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Our impact last year

11.5 M

people reached through our emergency response

17.6 M

people reached through our health interventions

12.4 M

people reached through our long term development programmes

Latest updates on our work from around the world

One-year-old Cecelia being tested for malnutrition.

Press release16 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.

Farmers at their communal food store near the village of Kolongo. Photo: Kieran McConville / Concern Worldwide

Press release

15 October 2019

Climate change driving alarming levels of global hunger – 2019 Global Hunger Index Report

Progress made since 2000 in reducing hunger on a global scale has been uneven, with hunger persisting in many countries and increasing in other countries, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) published today.

Isabelle and her sons, who are all are acutely malnourished. Photo: Chris de Bode

News

15 October 2019

Where are the world’s hungriest countries?

On October 15 2019, the Global Hunger Index (GHI) was published. In 2019, the world’s hungriest country remains the Central African Republic, the case for several years. So what are the other hungriest countries in the world, and what are the main causes of these worrying levels of hunger?

An Indian vegetable vendor carries his wares through floodwaters in Siliguri, West Bengal, on July 24, 2016. AFP/Diptendu Dutta 2016.

Publication

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.

A storm strikes on the island of Buthony, Unity State, South Sudan. The country’s problems with hunger due to prolonged conflict and displacement are exacerbated by severe recurring droughts and extreme rainy seasons. Photo: Welthungerhilfe/Andy Spyra, 2017

News

13 October 2019

Can we feed the world and save the planet?

For several decades hunger levels have been reducing globally. Yet, the last few years have seen an increase in the number of people going hungry, driven largely by conflict and climate change.

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