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Colombia: “As purchasing manager, I deliver meals to migrants on the road”
Published on 25 September 2020 | NewsTania Rodríguez, a Colombian repatriate, is head of the service point in Curití, in Santander, the main road between Bucaramanga and Bogotá and practically the only support point for "caminantes" arriving from Venezuela.Read more -
Rehabilitation, financial support… Our emergency response in Beirut following the consequences of the blast
Published on 22 September 2020 | NewsEmergency response in Beirut: almost two months after the blast that blew Beirut on August 4th, Première Urgence Internationale keeps intervening alongside the populations, to respond both their short-term and longer-term needs of assistance. The humanitarian teams act on health and shelter sectors, in the city as well as in the whole country.Read more -
24 INGO join forces for Yemen
Published on 16 September 2020 | PressJoint statement – As part of the 25 INGO, Première Urgence Internationale urge the UN General Assembly for a prioritization of peace in Yemen by calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the engagement of all conflict parties in peace talks. Read the joint statement.Read more -
To support the health facilities in Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on 15 September 2020 | NewsBárbara Scoralick Villela has worked as health coordinator for Ukraine mission of Première Urgence Internationale during the COVID-19 pandemic. She tells us about her experience in the field.Read more -
Continued support required for the Gaza Strip
Published on 7 September 2020 | PressJoint statement - Première Urgence Internationale is part of the over 80 INGO members of AIDA, and takes part of the call on the Government of Israel to end all collective punitive measures against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. Read the joint statement.Read more -
Mali : « Awareness and Information sharing is my lifeblood »
Published on 4 September 2020 | NewsMr. Mohamedine Ag Oufene, 50 years old, is a community mobilizer working with Première Urgence Internationale in the region of Kidal since 2015.Read more -
The crisis in Mali must be a wake-up call for a new response in the Sahel
Published on 3 September 2020 | PressStatement from the People’s Coalition for the Sahel - As members of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel, a group of civil society organisations from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and beyond, we stand together with the Malian people during the current political crisis.Read more -
In Bardarash camp, Premiere Urgence Internationale improved the quality of mental health services
Published on 21 August 2020 | NewsSince December 2019, Première Urgence Internationale managed for nine months the provision of primary free health care services in the reopened camp of Bardarash, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The teams ensured individual mental health follow-up and counselling, as well as training of Iraqi doctors to improve the services provided inside the camp.Read more -
In Cameroon, “school brigades” formed to promote hygiene in schools
Published on 12 August 2020 | NewsFor the past two years, Première Urgence Internationale has been carrying out awareness-raising activities on water, hygiene and sanitation in 11 schools in Cameroon. In 2018 and 2019, 7,740 children and 180 teachers and parents benefited from awareness-raising programmes in newly equipped and sanitised schools.Read more -
Explosion in Lebanon: Our teams deploy an emergency response
Published on 6 August 2020 | NewsThe massive and deadly explosion that blew the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th, has dramatic consequences for the populations of Lebanon, already affected by multiple crises. Première Urgence Internationale is part of the immediate response and is mobilizing all its teams and resources to help recover the battered capital.Read more
