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Ahead of the end of the current UN-led truce agreement on 2 August 2022, humanitarian organisations in Yemen urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to and extend the agreement to protect civilians across the country and allow them to rebuild and recover their lives.

The International NGO Forum, representing 118 international NGOs operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, denounces the increase in violence against the Congolese civilian population and the direct attacks against humanitarian and development workers in the country. The INGOs operating in the country call on the Congolese government to redouble its efforts to ensure compliance with International Humanitarian Law and that perpetrators of such criminal acts be identified and prosecuted.

Palestinian Prime Minister, H.E. Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA), H.E. Ms. Rula Ma’ayah signed today with the Agence Française de Development (AFD), H. E the French Consul General M. René Troccaz and Première Urgence Internationale an agreement to launch a 5-year project to Support Youth and Socio-Economic Development in the Monastery of Saint Hilarion in the Gaza Strip, as part of the INTIQAL 2030 program. The project will be implemented in cooperation and partnership between MoTA, Première Urgence Internationale, cultural institutions and the local community.

Since the outbreak of the Russian military operation on the night of February 24, 44...

Joint NGO Declaration UN Security Council discussion on the Protection of Humanitarian Space NYC July 16th 2021 Lucile Grosjean, Action Against Hunger on behalf of the signatories

A group of eleven french NGOs - including Première Urgence Internationale - contributed to the Evaluation of the Directive on Combating Terrorism [Directive (EU) 2017/541].

14 june 2021 - A global coalition of leaders – from civil society through to academia, politics and Nobel laureates – have joined together in signing an open letter to call on President Biden to help bring an end to Israel’s institutionalized domination and oppression of the Palestinian people and protect their fundamental human rights.

May 21st, 2021 - After 11 days of intensive attacks on the Gaza Strip and the firing of missiles into Israel, a ceasefire was agreed yesterday.

Joint Statement, 20 May 2021 - The Israeli military has been attacking one of the most densely populated areas in the world, the Gaza Strip, unrelentingly since the evening of May 10. The death toll is now over 219 Palestinians including 63 children and 35 women. Many Palestinians in Gaza, including aid workers, have reported that this is the most intense attack from Israel they have ever experienced, far surpassing the intensity of the 50 days war in 2014. Rockets fired from Gaza by Palestinian armed groups have indiscriminately targeted Israeli civilians, killing 12 Israelis, including two children.

As we commemorate the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip, Premiere Urgence Internationale would like to share the attached statement developed with AIDA (Association of International Development Agencies). During demonstrations hundreds have been killed and thousands have been injured by Israeli forces near the fence. Premiere Urgence Internationale as part of its emergency response has been providing assistance to Gazans affected during the Great March of Return, including farmers and fishers in the Access Restricted Area.