Dr Edgar Ritchie, who was part of the group that helped found Concern in 1968, died in March.

This obituary outlines some of the highlights of a remarkable life dedicated to helping others.

We send our condolences to his family and friends.

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The countdown is on to Africa Day IMMA on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham this Sunday 19 May...
Full details on our website 👉ireland.ie/en/africa-day/…

More than 6 months of conflict have left the entire population of #Gaza — 2.23M people — facing urgent humanitarian needs, including food & nutrition support, medical assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene services.

Read our Gaza explainer ⤵️

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⏰FEWS NET has delivered a stark, blunt warning that famine is looming in #Sudan unless action is taken.

Our team is on the ground, working with impacted communities.

But a major international response is needed if widescale suffering is to be averted. ⏬
FEWS NET

Out for a walk in the ☀️ this weekend?

🎧 Why not take along the latest episode of our #podcast , Pod Worldwide to keep you company?

Find it wherever you get your podcasts

It's the final day of Concern's multimedia exhibition, 'Voices From Syria: Thirteen Years in the Shadow of Conflict'.

Check it out The Complex Dublin before it closes this evening at 5pm (different to advertised)

Please BYO smartphone & headphones.

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺

President Higgins this afternoon delivered the keynote address at the Dóchas conference, 'Dóchas at 50: Sustainable Development in a Time of Climate Crisis', at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin. You can read the President's speech at president.ie/en/media-libra…

Engaging with stories from Syria helps us understand what people have been through since 2011. It also makes it clear why it's so important to continue sending aid to the region. As long as there is help, there is hope: Barbara Nolan 🇪🇺🇮🇪 at launch of Concern Worldwide's Voices from Syria expo👇

The EU will continue supporting the Syrian people in creating a better future for themselves. I would like to thank Concern Worldwide for the incredible work it is doing in the region & for their long-standing partnership with the EU: Barbara Nolan 🇪🇺🇮🇪 at launch of Voices from Syria exhibition

Around #Dublin the next few days & looking for something interesting to do?

'Voices from Syria: Thirteen Years in the Shadow of Conflict' is on tomorrow 9th & Fri 10th The Complex Dublin -🚶 a 4 min walk from Four Courts Luas stop.

Open from 11am to 7pm both days.

#discoverdublin

We have launched a public appeal to help fund the immediate needs of communities in #Gaza .

“Funds raised will be used to provide nutrition, water and sanitation & to distribute hygiene products and other essential household items” - CEO David Regan. ⏬

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Check out this blog on the stories behind some of the photos taken by Concern's Nairobi-based mobile journalist Ikua

It includes shots from #Chad , #Ethiopia , #Rwanda and #Turkiye ⤵️

An incredible opportunity for fans of The Beatles John Lennon or Yoko Ono to be in with a chance of winning a very special recording, while also helping our work in some of the world's poorest countries.

Go on, give peace a chance. 🎧🎶

'Voices from Syria: Thirteen Years in the Shadow of Conflict' will take you behind the headlines & allow you to hear the stories of those affected by the crisis.

The exhibition will be held on May 9 and 10,  from 11 AM to 7 PM.

Where? ⤵️

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“It means the world to them – there were tears of joy here this evening.”

@Hazelwood_drom win the 2024 Concern Debates final after a great contest with Ursuline Thurles last night.

177 schools from 28 counties took part in this year's debate.

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The President of Ireland has written to the two teams contesting tonight’s Concern Debates final, @Hazelwood_drom and @ursulineThurles, with words of encouragement.

The debate at The Helix will be broadcast on our YouTube channel from 7pm.

Taking place 9th - 10th May, a new exhibition from Concern at The Complex Dublin features the stories of five people living through 13 years of conflict in Syria.

Find out more about Amira's* story ⤵️
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More than a year after the #earthquake which devastated parts of #Turkiye our team, supported by EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺, are working with impacted communities to maintain limited water supplies and keep people healthy.

World peace will be debated by Limerick's Hazelwood College & Tipperary’s Ursuline Thurles in the all-island Concern Debates final at The Helix on May 2.

It will be broadcast live on our You Tube channel.

Best of luck to both teams. Learn more 👇

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