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Break the Stigma: Let’s Talk about Mental Health in Lebanon
Published on 31 May 2023 | NewsThe crises in Lebanon fractured a system that was already cracked and perpetuated mental health stigma at the structural level.Read more -
Burkina Faso: “When I gave birth to my daughter, there was no problem. She was in great shape and everyone envied her”.
Published on 30 May 2023 | NewsKadi, a mother of three, lives in Fada, Burkina Faso, with her two boys and a daughter. Arcela, who will be 18 months old in January 2023, suffers from severe acute malnutrition with complications. At the time of the interview, she had been in hospital for a month at the Centre for Nutritional Recovery and Education (CREN) at the Fada Regional Hospital (CHR).Read more -
Lebanon: Agriculture to face hunger
Published on 8 May 2023 | NewsSabah greets the PUI communication team with an unwavering smile on her face and optimism...Read more -
DNIPRO, UKRAINE: REPORT FROM A DAY CENTER WELCOMING CIVILIANS FLEEING COMBAT ZONES
Published on 3 May 2023 | NewsThe teams of Première Urgence Internationale have been intervening in the Dnipro region for almost...Read more -
SUDAN: Priority to the people
Published on 27 April 2023 | PressAfter relocating to safety, Première Urgence Internationale teams in Sudan are redeploying their humanitarian aid efforts to people affected by the conflict that has been tearing the country apart for over 10 days.Read more -
Awareness of energy conservation with training on solar energy
Published on 22 April 2023 | NewsCelebrated on April 22 since 1970, Earth Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of environmental issues and initiatives taken to reduce carbon impact.Touched by climate change, Première Urgence Internationale has decided to train its teams in solar energy with the support of the French association, ReNewGies. The objective of this new collaboration is to promote and support the integration of renewable energies, essentially through photovoltaic energy.Read more -
In Gaza Strip, about 148 000 individuals are experiencing violations of their basic rights on a daily basis, because of restrictions imposed by Israel.
Published on 14 April 2023 | NewsThe Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip has sealed off more than 2 million people over the past 16 years. Among the multiple measures imposed, Israel has unilaterally defined an Access Restricted Area (ARA) on land along the fence of the Gaza Strip with Israel as well as on the sea fishing area, prohibiting farmers, herders, and fishers to carry out their economic activities. ARA represents 35% of Gaza Strip’s agricultural lands and up to 85% of the fishing zone. The enforcement of such a policy have devastating consequences on farmers, herders, fishers and their families’ life who are directly exposed to physical threats and loss of their productive assets – but have also an impact for the entire population of Gaza.Read more -
Afghanistan : Women have a key role in the health system
Published on 2 April 2023 | NewsChantal Autotte-Bouchard is a public health and tropical medicine nurse. She has been involved in various humanitarian crisis contexts, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti and India, before joining Première Urgence Internationale as Health Advisor at the organisation's headquarters. Back from a visit to Afghanistan, she shares her experience with us.Read more -
Open Letter to the Yemeni Parties to the Conflict from 141 NGOs: Restore and Renew the Truce and Build Lasting Peace
Published on 22 March 2023 | PressAs we mark eight long years of the conflict in Yemen and one year since the start of the now lapsed truce agreement of 2 April 2022, we call on you to maintain sharp focus on reaching a new truce deal and initiating steps towards a real, long-lasting, and inclusive Yemeni peace process.Read more -
World Water Day: Climate disasters remind us that water access is far from being a given, for both North and South
Published on 22 March 2023 | NewsWhile states are meeting this week at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss the challenges related to water, civil society organizations are raising the alarm about the unprecedented level of humanitarian needs in terms of access to water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH).On the occasion of World Water Day, Timothée LE GUELLEC, WASH Advisor at Première Urgence Internationale, reminds what are the main actions on which the international community must act.Read more