Concern Worldwide

Lobbying Organisation Concern Worldwide

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Irish leadership on policies which support the fight against hunger and the ending of conflicts across the developing world

Intended results Adoption and use by policy makers of the data and evidence from the 2015 Global Hunger Index (which focused on the links between hunger and conflict) in order to inform policy making and programme design and implementation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olive Towey

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Ambassador David Donoghue hosted the New York launch of the 2015 Global Hunger Index and subsequently spoke about the role Ireland could play in demonstrating leadership in the areas of both hunger and conflict prevention during an IIEA event in Dublin which focused on the post-2015 development framework and next steps following the agreement reached in New York in September 2015 to adopt a new set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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.

David Donoghue Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)