Concern chief appointed to world hunger body

THE head of an Irish charity has been appointed to a top level international committee to fight world hunger.

Tom Arnold, chief executive of Concern, will be joining the committee chaired by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, which also includes the presidents of a number of African states as well as three Nobel prize winners.

Mr Arnold, appointed to the fight world hunger committee of the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute, said he was looking forward to bringing Concern’s experience in 30 of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the body.