According to its latest annual report, Concern helped 28.6 million of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people in 2019, while responding to 82 emergencies in 24 countries.

[3] Concern is engaged in long-term development work, in addition to emergency relief in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

[4] The charity works in partnership with small community groups as well as governments and large global organisations.

[6] Concern Worldwide was set up by a small group of people including John and Kay O'Loughlin Kennedy[7] in their home in Dublin in 1968, following an appeal for aid by missionaries for the starving population of war-torn Biafra.

The ship, the Colmcille, landed off the coast of Biafra in September 1968 with supplies of powdered food and medicine.

[11] Concern's work is centered on five main programmes: Education, Emergencies, Health and Nutrition, Gender Equality and Livelihoods.

[citation needed] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Concern's focus is on maintaining current lifesaving programmes, where possible, as well as playing their part in raising awareness of the tools that can be used to fight the spread of the infection.

[15] Concern is controlled and regulated by its members who have responsibility for the Articles of Association, election of the council, appointment of the auditors and approval of accounts.

[citation needed] The council is accountable to the relevant government Minister to ensure that the Companies Act is adhered to.

Dublin footballer Michael Darragh Macauley is an ambassador for Concern and has visited their programmes in Kenya and Iraq.

[37] A short segment from the song's video also features in RTE's hit series Reeling in the Years, when it highlights the top events of 1985.