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Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Concern Responds

After more than two years of conflict, 6.8 million Syrians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Global Leaders Push to Sustain Political Commitment for Maternal and Child Nutrition Efforts

Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide U.S. will host an international meeting for civil society leaders on maternal and child nutrition on Monday, June 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

Mozambique Floods: Gain and Loss on the Licungo River

As flood waters recede in Mozambique, Concern is helping farmers recover

Responding to the Sahel Food Crisis

Thanks to your support, we reached more than 415,000 of the most vulnerable people living in Chad and Niger during the Sahel Food Crisis.

Fighting Childhood Malaria in Burundi House to House, Community by Community

Together with Burundi's Ministry of Health, Concern is implementing a community-based pilot program to identify and treat malaria among children.

World Water Day 2013

World Water Day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of freshwater resources and advocating for its protection and sustainable management. For Concern Worldwide, it is a day we use to highlight the needs of the poorest people who still don’t have access to clean water.

The Promise of a Plant in the Fight against Malaria

Concern planted lantana camara, a natural mosquito repellant, around 231 homes in Ngara, Tanzania and measured the mosquito density inside homes. The research found that the plant reduced the number of mosquitoes of any kind by 50 percent.

International Women's Day 2013

Celebrated on March 8th of every year, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the remarkable sacrifices and progress women have made around the world in their struggle for economic, social, cultural and political equality.

Renowned Humanitarian Dominic MacSorley Appointed CEO of Concern Worldwide

Dublin-based international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide has announced that its new CEO is Dominic MacSorley.

In Memoriam

Concern Worldwide remembers Valerie Place, twenty years after her tragic death while working as a volunteer for Concern in Somalia.