Concern Worldwide reached 27.3 million people across 27 countries in 2024, marking significant expansion during a year when 130 million people were forcibly displaced and over 300 million faced acute hunger, according to an official press release by the organization announcing it’s annual report. The aid group completed its first full year of operations in Yemen, providing health and nutrition services to over 29,400 people, while reaching 100,000 people in Sudan amid the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
The report comes as protracted conflicts and climate disasters continue driving record displacement and food insecurity globally.
Emergency response dominated Concern’s work in 2024, with 16.8 million people reached through 50 emergency operations across 22 countries. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict forced record numbers to flee their homes, Concern helped 242,000 people with cash assistance and water and sanitation services. Health and nutrition programs reached 5 million people, including nearly 125,000 in South Sudan who gained access to safe drinking water through solar water yards, boreholes, and treatment systems.
“Behind every number in our 2024 Annual Report is a person – a name, a story,” Concern’s CEO and Board Chair wrote in a joint letter. “Each one speaks to what is possible when we come together, even in the most difficult circumstances.”
The organization’s integrated approach combined multiple services—2.5 million people benefited from livelihoods programs, 692,000 from education initiatives, and 2.2 million from comprehensive integrated programming. In Malawi, food security programs helped 18,000 farmers after El Niño effects, while northeast Syria saw 14,700 children return to school through non-formal education programs.
Concern’s work spans agriculture, health, education, and disaster response, targeting communities trapped in cycles of poverty and crisis.
