Concern Worldwide

Lobbying Organisation Concern Worldwide

Date published 01 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Humanitarian Situation in Sudan

Intended results Ireland's sustained political engagement to increase humanitarian aid and encourage peace negotiations. Ireland to raise the situation in Sudan at the UN General Assembly, and call on donors to address the funding gap, the humanitarian and protection crisis in the country.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Regan

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris

Meeting (1)

Follow up meeting with Minister Sean Fleming

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ambassador Feargal Mythen's office - Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Fergal Mythen Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations (Department of Foreign Affairs)