Half of the world’s undernourished people, three-quarters of Africa’s malnourished children, and the majority of people living in absolute poverty, live on small farms where they struggle to grow enough food to feed their families all year round. In theory these ’farming yet hungry’ farmers should be at the centre of efforts to defeat poverty and hunger, yet, distant from centres of power and influence, they have long suffered neglect by policy makers and their voices remain largely unheard.

Concern's Fighting Hunger conference aims to highlight the scandal of global hunger and advocate for comprehensive and innovative ways to combat it.

This brochure was produced for the Concern Fighting Hunger Conference, to illustrate Concern's work in the fight against hunger.

Concern is passionately committed to empowering the poorest of poor people, for what it is like to live as the most deprived within an already obscene level of poverty is quite simply unimaginable.

This brochure illustrates Concern's programmes and their impact.

Concern is committed to innovation and partnerships in its work against hunger. On World Food Day, 16 October, Concern is holding a Fighting Hunger Conference.

We include in this booklet a number of examples of our innovative work. The pioneering work of Valid International and Concern on developing community based approaches to tackling severe acute malnutrition has led to a change in international nutrition policy. We hope that our programme of applied research on nutrition and HIV and AIDS, in association with our partners IFPRI and the Kerry Group, will provide evidence to achieve significant policy change.

This document is being presented at the precise time that An Taoiseach Brian Cowen is in New York, attending a gathering of world leaders taking stock of international efforts to tackle global poverty – a summit at which Ireland will be able to report on a significant contribution, both in terms of aid volume, aid quality and moral leadership.

Concern welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on the Treaty of Lisbon. It recognises the significant role played by the Forum in facilitating the national debate on the Treaty and in increasing understanding about the implications of the Treaty for the future of the European Union. The purpose of this submission is to set out briefly some of the implications of the Treaty for Europe's future engagement with developing countries and to encourage continued focus on the responsible role which Europe must play in the wider world. The analysis in this submission is supported by the work of Eurostep and EEPA.  (20 May 2008)

Concerned Print Newsletter in the UK. This Spring features: An eyewitness report from Sierra Leone; Child health in Pakistan and Unheard Voices makes an impact  (14 Apr 2008)

The sixth CTC Learning Forum was held in Lilongwe district in February, 2008, and focused on efforts being made to improve the quality and effectiveness of training for CTC in Malawi. Training is a major investment in starting and maintaining a CTC program. At the moment, all training for CTC is done as in service training, although some doctors, nurses, and clinicians in Malawi receive pre-service training on inpatient management of acute malnutrition through Nutrition Rehabilitation Units. As the Malawi government increasingly takes on responsibility for the management of CTC through the health system, it is even more important that effective, standardized training and tools are available for districts to conduct their own CTC trainings.  (25 Mar 2008)

A guide to understanding and implementing the code of conduct on Images and Messages - this resource is designed to be used alongside the Code of Conduct. Assisting personnel to apply the spirit of the Code to their day-to-day work. It explains the guiding principles in greater depth, gives practical examples of how to implement the Code and suggests ways in which training around the implementation of the Code.  (03 Mar 2008)

Never again. This is what the world said after the Holocaust of the Second World War. Then there was
Bosnia and, in between, Rwanda.

The genocide in Rwanda in 1994 resulted in the merciless slaughter of more than 800,000 Rwandan citizens in the space of just 100 days - while the world watched and did nothing. This genocide was a stark and horrific reminder that the crime of genocide can, and did, happen again.

A development education resource.