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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide U.S. will recognize Mr. Page Thompson, CEO of Omnicom Media Group North America, at its annual Seeds of Hope Dinner on December 4(th) for his outstanding dedication to improving the lives of the world's poorest people. "We are delighted to have this opportunity to formally honor Mr. Thompson for his unrelenting compassion and commitment to helping people impacted by war, famine, natural disaster, and extreme...
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress and star of the hit film "Hitchcock," Toni Collette joined the international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide U.S., in a campaign to make a profound difference in the world's poorest communities through holiday shopping. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121128/DC20307) "We so often receive gifts during the holidays that we don't need and will never use," said Ms....
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide calls for stronger protection of civilians and safe access to deliver humanitarian assistance after rebel forces besieged Goma, the capital city of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo today. The violence is likely to forcibly displace thousands and threatens to trigger a humanitarian crisis if aid organizations are not able to reach those most affected...
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On World Food Day, October 16(th), New York City's food trucks are donating 5 percent of their sales to help international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide fight extreme hunger and malnutrition. "We are excited to be partnering with Concern Worldwide on World Food Day in this effort to raise awareness and money to tackle extreme hunger in the world's poorest countries," said David Weber, President of the NYC Food Truck...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI), launched today by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and the international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide, shows that progress in reducing the number of hungry people in the world has been tragically slow. According to the Index, world hunger remains serious while unsustainable use of land, water, and energy threaten the food security of the poorest...
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, Toni Collette, and the international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide, are launching a campaign this fall to help make hunger history. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/award-winning-actress-toni-collette-joins-concern-worldwide-in-campaign-to-help-make-hunger-history-171350011.html "Food is such a basic, primal...
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide has launched a report (http://bit.ly/Oedmq3) on the profound health and human rights violations that Nairobi's sprawling 30-acre Dandora garbage dump is inflicting on some 200,000 of the city's poorest residents. Based on evidence collected in the surrounding neighborhoods, Concern found that the dumpsite has greatly impacted human health, directly causing increased rates...
Concern Worldwide Calls on G8 to Renew Commitment to Food Security and Nutrition NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the G8's 2009 $22-billion commitment to food security ("The L'Aquila Food Security Initiative") expires this year, Concern Worldwide calls on G8 members in a paper launched today to renew and scale up their commitment to food security and nutrition and make malnutrition history. Entitled "The Time is Now: The G8's Opportunity to Make Undernutrition...
Concern Worldwide Warns that Slow Response Will Cost Lives NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After an international symposium on nutrition and food security in Rome last week, Concern Worldwide warned that large areas of Africa's Sahel region could slide into a full-scale emergency if the global community does not act now to prevent food shortages and malnutrition. Nearly 12 million people are at risk of hunger across Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. This...
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide US announced its partnership with IMG College, the nation's leading collegiate multimedia, marketing and licensing/brand management company, to raise money for the YOUR DOLLAR OUR FUTURE campaign -- a campaign designed to raise money to rebuild schools, hire teachers, and supply materials to repair the damaged education infrastructure in Haiti. IMG College is engaging its school partners...
