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La Chronique N°134 – March 2020
Published on 27 March 2020 | Publications
Find out in La Chronique of March 2020, our report on gender inequalities in the face of humanitarian crises.
Women and girls are the main victims. In the vast majority of our interventions, they are therefore much more exposed to risk. “They are more vulnerable to exploitation and we find that they are sometimes forced to resort to survival... -
Access to water, hygiene, sanitation… Key priorities during an outbreak
Published on 22 March 2020 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale has a long record of supporting people across the world, in crisis and conflicts situations. The ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19 replaces all countries on an equal basis, and imposes to respect everywhere the same guidelines and measures. Especially in terms of hygiene, access to water, and sanitation. Echoing on the World Water Day, this Sunday 22th of March, let’s remind the essential bases.Read more -
Coronavirus: to adapt the humanitarian response during an emergency
Published on 18 March 2020 | NewsThe global coronavirus epidemic forces many sectors of activity to slow down and adapt their functioning. The humanitarian sector is not an exception. Like other NGOs, Première Urgence Internationale is shifting its actions and programs throughout the world, like it already did in response to previous regional outbreaks. The priority is to protect health workers and the population, while ensuring the continuity of essential care.Read more -
Nigeria: Première Urgence Internationale stands against gender-based violence
Published on 7 March 2020 | NewsTo fight against gender inequalities and violence against women and girls, Première Urgence Internationale is conducting several protection activities in Bolori II, Maiduguri, Nigeria. Since 2018, the NGO’s teams have trained a hundred volunteers that help convey messages within local communities. To ensuring that, in future, gender-based violence and inequality is no longer a taboo in this country.Read more -
Première Urgence Internationale provides shelter assistance to vulnerable families in Lebanon
Published on 4 March 2020 | NewsIn response to the Syrian crisis, Première Urgence Internationale intervenes in Akkar, one of the most under-developed governorate of Lebanon and main host area for Syrian families. The NGO supports host and refugees populations by providing shelter assistance, to avoid risks of eviction and improve their housing conditions. Here are the stories of some families supported.Read more -
Bangladesh: a success story of community engagement
Published on 25 February 2020 | NewsIn the past two years, the previously existing Rohingya refugee camp of Kutupalong has enlarged from 30,000 into a mega-camp with over 600,000 refugees[1]. Even if primary needs are still present in the Teknaf Camps, people – especially Elder, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities - have different needs that go unmet.Read more -
Protection, preservation and promotion of Gaza strip historical archaeological sites : The Saint Hilarion monastery and the Byzantine Church
Published on 24 February 2020 | NewsFunded by the British Council, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport, the project´s main goal is to protect and preserve two archaeological sites and to promote Palestinian cultural heritage while providing assistance to the Gazan population. The activities have had an impact on the protection of both sites and with the community by strengthening local capacity in the preservation of cultural heritage as well as local and international awareness of heritage values and its importance for the Palestinian identity.Read more -
MEASLES IN THE DRC: IDENTIFY THE FIRST SYMPTOMS TO RESPOND AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
Published on 24 February 2020 | NewsThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing a large-scale measles epidemic. In the DRC in 2019, 6,000 people died from this disease. It remains one of the leading causes of death among young children, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Première Urgence Internationale is working in the Kasaï and Kasaï-Central provinces to help with the care, the response, and the training of medical staff and community supporters.Read more -
LIBYA: NEW ACTIVITIES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO ALKUFRA
Published on 19 February 2020 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale initiated operations in Libya back in 2017. Since last December with the support of DG ECHO, the NGO has expanded its medical activities in the south-eastern area of Alkufra, a remote area located at the border with Egypt, Sudan and Chad. Since the civil war in 2014, the Libya’s healthcare system of this country of 6 million inhabitants has been affected.Read more -
Afghanistan: 40 years of our intervention exhibited in Kabul
Published on 14 February 2020 | NewsIn 2020, Première Urgence Internationale marks 40 years of its humanitarian intervention in Afghanistan. A sad anniversary that makes necessary to highlight this humanitarian crisis and the current context in which Afghan civilians live today. From archived pictures, between 1980 and 2020, Première Urgence Internationale made up an exhibition showing four decades of its mission, mainly focused on health and access to basic services.Read more
