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• [Press release] – Gaza: We must act fast!

  Published on 20 October 2023  |  Press
  Since October 7, 2023, attacks between Israel and the Gaza Strip have continued unabated. The number of civilian casualties continues to rise daily, and the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly critical for over 2 million people. Talks to open the Rafah crossing are taking days; meanwhile, more than 2 million people are cut off from the world without water, electricity or food.

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• [Press release] Gaza: new ultimatum puts more than a million civilians at risk

  Published on 13 October 2023  |  Press
  On the night of October 12/13, the inhabitants of Gaza City and the whole of the northern Gaza Strip received a warning to evacuate to the south. Over a million people now have barely 24 hours to move to an area where their safety is not guaranteed, while air attacks continued throughout the night.

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• [Press release] Première Urgence Internationale is appealing to the warring parties in Gaza, Israel and Lebanon to protect the lives of civilians.

  Published on 8 October 2023  |  Press
  The escalation of violence over the last 24 hours has resulted in the deaths of several hundred civilians, and the next 24 hours will no doubt be just as dramatic in human terms.

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• SUDAN: Priority to the people

  Published on 27 April 2023  |  Press
  After 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.

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• 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  |  Press
  As 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.

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• PRESS RELEASE: WE NEED WOMEN! 

  Published on 8 March 2023  |  Press
  Although women represent almost half of humanity, they are still struggling to take their rightful place, and particularly in contexts facing severe humanitarian crisis.   

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• Discovery of a leaden sarcophagus in the Roman Necropolis of Ard-al-Moharbeen in Gaza

  Published on 2 March 2023  |  Press
  Première Urgence Internationale teams made an incredible discovery during a preventive archaeological excavation in Jabalyah, in the north of the Gaza Strip.

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• Ukraine one year on: NGOs call for the protection of civilians, humanitarian access, localisation and durable solutions

  Published on 23 February 2023  |  Press
  The lives of nearly 44 million people in Ukraine have been impacted since the escalation...

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• Your donations Work 2022

  Published on 5 October 2022  |  Press
  Monday, October 3rd marks the launch of France Générosités’ major annual campaign “Your donations work”....

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• Yemen: humanitarian organizations urge all parties to the conflict to extend the truce

  Published on 1 August 2022  |  Press
  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.

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