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World Humanitarian Day: 67 humanitarian organisations pay tribute to fallen colleagues
On World Humanitarian Day, Ukrainian and international humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine pay tribute to humanitarian workers and volunteers who have lost their lives while
providing life-saving emergency assistance to civilians. They remain committed to keep helping those in need.
Lebanon: Humanitarians are not a target
On this World Humanitarian Day, the Première Urgence Internationale staff here in Lebanon is standing in solidarity with all civilian populations affected by conflict. This includes all men, women and children, as well as our colleagues from UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and NGO workers who have been injured or lost their lives.
Understanding mental health to improve action in crisis areas
Alternatives Humanitaires (AH / Humanitarian Alternatives) magazine has dedicated a whole report to mental health in its latest issue of spring 2023. For too long, mental health has been considered secondary, while it should be a key concern in humanitarian action.
Populations exposed to armed conflict, natural disasters, pandemics or economic collapse suffer shocks that can have a serious impact on them throughout their lives. Aid workers are also exposed to high levels of risk every day in the field. This requires employers to invest significantly in a specific support framework, known as “Staff Care”.
Chief Editor Boris Martin and his team decided to turn the spotlight on mental health to give it the place it deserves, taking care to show the plurality of this discipline and the different practices that can be observed in crisis areas.
Ukraine, Dnipro: More than 200 days after the war’s beginning, the situation of the civilian population have not improved
To respond to the needs of the civilian population with health care, mental health and psycho-social support, Première Urgence Internationale is deploying three mobile teams directly to centers housing internally displaced persons in the city and region of Dnipro.
FREE HEALTH CARE IN MALI TO SAVE LIVES
From June 2021 to July 2022, Première Urgence Internationale intervened in the regions of Gao (circle of Ansongo) and Mopti (circle of Bandiagara)
Your donations Work 2022
Monday, October 3rd marks the launch of France Générosités’ major annual campaign “Your donations work”….
Taking into account the environmental impact of our humanitarian actions
Humanitarian aid is now deployed on a planet that is the victim of a phenomenon that is now known to all: climate change. This is why Première Urgence Internationale is directly affected by these new environmental and climatic challenges.
Agriculture and climate change: worldwide issues
Nicolas Granmont is an engineer in international agro-development and our food and nutritional security and livelihoods referent. He discusses the consequences of climate change on agriculture and food security in humanitarian projects.
Contribution to the Evaluation of the Directive on Combating Terrorism [Directive (EU) 2017/541]
A group of eleven french NGOs – including Première Urgence Internationale – contributed to the Evaluation of the Directive on Combating Terrorism [Directive (EU) 2017/541].
Climate change and conflict: a subtle but real connection
On the occasion of its Earth Week, Première Urgence Internationale is launching a series of articles focused on the environment, detailing the concrete actions taken and the objectives set to go further in its environmental commitment.
