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JetBlue Announces CEO Succession

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星期一, 一月 8, 2024
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For nearly 35 years – both at British Airways and here at JetBlue – I’ve loved working in this industry.

Key Points: 
  • For nearly 35 years – both at British Airways and here at JetBlue – I’ve loved working in this industry.
  • “It has been a privilege to lead JetBlue for the past nine years, and I am proud of all we have accomplished.
  • In addition, Joanna and the team have developed a strong plan for JetBlue as we work to return to profitability.
  • Together, she and Robin have worked to ensure the company is strong and well positioned for the future.”
    Geraghty said, “I am honored and excited to serve as the next CEO of JetBlue.

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Inaugural Global Innovation Challenge

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星期一, 九月 25, 2023
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As recipients of this inaugural Global Innovation Challenge, each organization has been granted $500,000 to support programming across four key areas: food access, availability, affordability and community resilience.

Key Points: 
  • As recipients of this inaugural Global Innovation Challenge, each organization has been granted $500,000 to support programming across four key areas: food access, availability, affordability and community resilience.
  • “Philanthropic capital plays a critical role in the marketplace of social solutions and the Citi Foundation’s Global Innovation Challenge is designed to help new ideas grow and scale,” said Brandee McHale, President of the Citi Foundation and Head of Citi Community Investing & Development.
  • "We commend the Citi Foundation for the action-oriented approach taken in its Global Innovation Challenge, which will unleash vital resources for organizations doing critical work to serve families and communities around the world."
  • For more information on the Global Innovation Challenge and a complete list of grant recipients, please visit citifoundation.com/challenge
    The Citi Foundation works to promote economic progress and improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world.

Concern Worldwide Marks World Refugee Day by Responding to Growing Global Displacement Crisis

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星期二, 六月 20, 2023
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In Chad , Concern is responding to the immediate needs of refugees from neighboring Sudan.

Key Points: 
  • In Chad , Concern is responding to the immediate needs of refugees from neighboring Sudan.
  • Due to the ongoing conflict, Chad has recently taken in over 30,000 refugees.
  • Concern's team is responding by providing shelter, essential household items, mobile health clinics, nutrition support, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene).
  • Concern US Chief Executive Officer, Colleen Kelly, said: "Concern continues to address the immediate needs of those caught in increasingly protracted displacement crises that pose a significant threat to our global sustainable development goals."

Concern reached 1.5 million people within a year of the historic flooding in Pakistan

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星期五, 六月 16, 2023
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Concern has been working in Pakistan since 2001 and has a significant presence in the country – including the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan.

Key Points: 
  • Concern has been working in Pakistan since 2001 and has a significant presence in the country – including the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan.
  • Immediately following the flooding, the Concern team and local partners mobilized with disaster management authorities to scale up their emergency response.
  • Despite the humanitarian support, approximately 10.5 million people from 43 districts in vulnerable provinces of Pakistan are facing acute food insecurity.
  • Flooding is a major risk in Pakistan due to its location in the floodplain and the annual heavy monsoon rains.

Concern helped 65,000 internally displaced people in Ukraine during first year of conflict

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星期五, 二月 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide helped over 65,000 people in Ukraine during the first year of the conflict, but the humanitarian toll from the fighting continues to grow.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide helped over 65,000 people in Ukraine during the first year of the conflict, but the humanitarian toll from the fighting continues to grow.
  • "Supporting the needs of internally displaced people is a major challenge, as more and more people move to so-called safer areas," Concern's Ukraine Program Director, Erica Niel, said.
  • "The scale of the impact which the conflict is having on civilians and civilian infrastructure, and the resultant scale of humanitarian need within Ukraine is huge.
  • We are concerned that it will only grow if the much-discussed Spring offensive starts in the coming weeks."

CELEBRITY AND ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHER, ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI, REVEALS "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS OF MY CAREER"

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星期二, 十二月 20, 2022
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Alexi Lubomirski has embarked on what he says is one of the most important projects of his career.

Key Points: 
  • Alexi Lubomirski has embarked on what he says is one of the most important projects of his career.
  • But now, Lubomirski has embarked on what he says is one of the most important projects of his career.
  • "I'm not an aid worker and I don't have the kinds of talents that are useful on the ground in a situation like this.
  • I feel like the world is not paying attention, and a tragedy is unfolding that is entirely avoidable."

Concern Worldwide ramps up humanitarian aid response in Ukraine as winter approaches

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星期四, 十二月 8, 2022
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By the end of October, Concern Worldwide and its partners had reached almost 40,000 people with cash transfers, food supplies, and hygiene kits.

Key Points: 
  • By the end of October, Concern Worldwide and its partners had reached almost 40,000 people with cash transfers, food supplies, and hygiene kits.
  • "With winter coming and the first snow now falling, the situation is becoming more stark," he said.
  • "Temperatures at night are falling to minus 4 or 6 degrees, and they will reach minus 20 by the middle of winter."
  • Concern Worldwide is completing a multi-sector needs assessment across eight regions in the east and center of Ukraine.

Concern Worldwide US Celebrates Inaugural Boston Reception

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星期二, 十一月 8, 2022
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BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide hosted an evening of philanthropy as the organization celebrated its Inaugural Boston Reception.

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  • Concern Worldwide hosted the Inaugural Boston Reception on October 27th at the University of Massachusetts Club.
  • BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide hosted an evening of philanthropy as the organization celebrated its Inaugural Boston Reception.
  • Guests were welcomed to the program by Colleen Kelly, CEO of Concern Worldwide US, and to Concern's mission:
    " Our mission is to end extreme poverty, whatever it takes .
  • For more information and to get involved with Concern Worldwide in Boston, visit act.concernusa.org or call 212-557-8000.

FOUNDED IN IRELAND, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION CONCERN WORLDWIDE EXPANDS U.S. PRESENCE TO BOSTON

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星期三, 九月 28, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dedicated to ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes, Concern Worldwide's global mission stems from its Irish DNA as a localized grassroots movement of volunteers in 1968 to a community of over 4,700 international staff operating across 25 countries in 2022. Concern Worldwide stands on the front lines of the world's most dire humanitarian emergencies, from pandemics and conflict to natural disasters and refugee crises, and they stay long after the headlines fade.

Key Points: 
  • Looks to passionate changemakers in the Boston area to champion Concern Worldwide's work with Inaugural Boston Reception at the University of Massachusetts Club on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
  • In Pakistan, Concern Worldwide is responding in the worst-hit areas of the Pakistan Floods in Sindh, Balochistan, and Punjab.
  • While responding to the immediate impacts of climate change-induced emergencies and conflict-driven hunger, Concern Worldwide envisions a world free of fear, poverty, and oppression .
  • For more information and to get involved with Concern Worldwide in Boston, visit act.concernusa.org or call 212-557-8000.

Urgent response required to avert major humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, Concern Worldwide US warns

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星期三, 六月 29, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide today called for urgent international funding to assist communities in the Horn of Africa experiencing the worst drought in 40 years to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the coming months.

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  • NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern Worldwide today called for urgent international funding to assist communities in the Horn of Africa experiencing the worst drought in 40 years to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the coming months.
  • Concern Worldwide US responds to Horn of Africa drought, Ukraine humanitarian crisis & inflation causing global hunger.
  • An estimated five million children in the region are malnourished, with 1.6 million experiencing severe malnutrition, putting their lives at risk.
  • "Without an urgent response and scaling up of the humanitarian support, we risk 350,000 of these children dying," Concern's Regional Director for the Horn of Africa, Amina Abdulla, warned today.