Concern

The Irish artist travelled to South Sudan to bear witness to the resilience of its refugees

International aid agency looks to its next 50 years in a smaller, more insecure world

Frances O’Keeffe’s volunteer work with Concern stretches back three decades

Irishman Tom Arnold is chairing EU task force to help rural Africa solve own problems

Trócaire, Concern and Goal have dismissed staff over sexual misconduct abroad

Blogger Wu Gan aka ‘Super Vulgar Butcher’ plans to appeal eight-year jail term

Obituary: Fr Jack Finucane – Born: February 17th, 1937. Died: June 7th, 2017

Missionary who helped to organise Biafra aid campaign was cited by Bono as a major influence

Former Bishop of Kerry was a highly compartmentalised man in his 1970s heyday

Six personal stories highlight the plight of a war-torn people six years into the conflict

Meeting in home to respond to Biafra famine led to foundation of Concern Worldwide

Kay O’Loughlin Kennedy set up humanitarian agency with her husband in 1968

Local mothers struggle to find food for their children as men migrate in search of work

Company has already donated more than €8m in the past 12 months

Incoming government should give high priority to resolving the war along with its EU and international partners

Areas of Syria have been under siege for months, resulting in starvation and the spread of disease and death.

Missing include human rights lawyers and some are believed to be in detention

Harnessing the heat energy released during cooking has huge potential to improve lives

In Kenya mobile penetration rates are 80 per cent; almost every man and woman has a phone and this is changing lives

This beautifully written book traces the origins of Irish aid to the developing world through the story of the Fr Aengus Finucane his younger brother, Fr Jack

New ‘bosphorus’ green jersey to be worn against Georgia and Australia in November

Men and women are being asked to ‘literally walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes to raise money for victims of domestic and sexual violence’

Nine weekends, nine regional meetings, €900,000 budget and nine reports

Cash-strapped Irish consumers are still giving to charity, but in an unstructured way. Organisations say regular payments would be more beneficial than spontaneous acts of kindness

Enclaves across the country where no aid reaching those ‘trapped inside’

The name of the bank that broke Ireland might not have been Anglo Irish Bank, but Depfa – to the tune of around €130bn and rising

From gathering data in the field to fundraising at home, charities’ use of technology is enhancing their operations

Irish NGO feels situation has calmed in recent days

Expat group marked its half century recently at an event attended by Kenneth Kaunda, who led country to independence in 1964 and whose first justice minister hailed from Clonmel