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          Please use the details below to contact Concern Worldwide (UK)'s communications team.

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          Urbain Amisi, Concern's Emergency Project Manager, at a distribution for displaced people in DRC. Photo: Samuel Isenge/Concern Worldwide
          Press release11 June 2025

          Statement from Concern Worldwide on the government's Spending Review

          A statement from Concern on the UK government's Spending Review.
          Pupils and teachers from Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain with Irish President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins and Concern's Amelia Deehan
          Press release
          11 June 2025

          North Belfast pupils take part in special award ceremony for Irish President in Dublin

          Pupils from a north Belfast primary school have taken part in a special award ceremony to recognise Irish President Michael D Higgins’ lifelong dedication to global justice. 
          Cathy Ferrier
          Press release
          4 June 2025

          Cathy Ferrier appointed as new chair of Concern Worldwide (UK), effective June 2025

          International humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide (UK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Ferrier as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. 
          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)
          Press release
          14 May 2025

          Concern Worldwide's statement on international development minister comments

          At the International Development Committee (IDC) session yesterday, Baroness Chapman was right when she said, “The world has changed.”Today, the world faces a serious climate and conflict crisis. More than 300 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. One in six children are growing up in conflict zones. The need for global solidarity, humanity and support for the world’s most vulnerable has never been greater.
          Woman in Sudan
          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.

          How your donation is used

          85.4%
          Overseas programmes

          85 pence in every pound donated goes towards our emergency response and long-term development programmes, working together with people living in the most difficult situations to bring about lasting change to lives, livelihoods and communities.

          Asma Begum (37) and her husband Abdul with their three daughters Lamia (18), Sadia (16) and Maria (5) and their grandmother Kulsum Begum (72) started CRAAIN in 2020. Asma Begum started as a lead farmer, received training and seeds. Before, she did agri activities but wasn’t very successful. She had received one ring composter from the local gov but no training on how to use it. As a lead farmer, she has supported 400 households in this area. She used to rely on her husband but is now totally reliable.

          • 11.8%

            Fundraising

            This is money we spend to raise more funds for our overseas work.

          • 2.6%

            Policy, advocacy and campaigns

            We invest money to campaign, lobby governments, run petitions and put pressure on decision-makers to tackle the underlying causes of extreme poverty and push for change.

          • 0.2%

            Governance

            These are funds we spend to ensure that Concern is compliant and adheres to the highest standards.

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          Concern staff treats the most severe cases of malnutrition among children under five in the Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Darren Vaughan / Concern Worldwide.
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          Our codes and policies shape our organisation as a whole and ensure that we are always staying true to our values.
          Residents line up as a staff of Concern Worldwide talks to them during a distribution of hygiene kits in district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/Concern Worldwide
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          How money is spent

          Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. 
          Women and children arrive at a health centre where their children will be screened for malnutrition and receive treatment, Sasame Dispensary, Kibish North in Kenya's Turkana province. Photo: Lisa Murray/Concern Worldwide
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          How we are governed

          Concern Worldwide (UK) is governed and regulated by our trustees. All our trustees are non-executive and are drawn from diverse backgrounds in business and professional life.
          Apoline Niyosenge is taught how to wash her hands properly by Concern community worker Abel Bamwisho, DRC. Photo: Pamela Tulizo

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