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World Humanitarian Day: 67 humanitarian organisations pay tribute to fallen colleagues
Published on 19 August 2024 | NewsOn 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.Read more -
[Open Letter] 680 leaders call on Joe Biden to take action to help bring an end to Israel’s institutionalized domination and oppression of the Palestinian people
Published on 16 June 2021 | Press14 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.Read more -
The Imperative to Cease Hostilities and Respect Humanitarian Space in Gaza
Published on 20 May 2021 | PressJoint 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.Read more -
Statement: Remembering the Great March of Return, Three Years On
Published on 30 March 2021 | PressAs 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.Read more -
Joint Statement : AIDA Calls for the Immediate Halt of Demolitions and Forcible Transfer of the Humsa Al Bqai’a Community
Published on 12 February 2021 | PressJersualem, 10 February 2021 - The Association of International Development Agencies in Palestine (AIDA), representing over 80 INGOs working in Palestine and Israel, calls on Israel to immediately halt the illegal and forcible transfer of the community of Humsa Al Bqai’a in the Jordan Valley. AIDA also urges the international community to resort to appropriate measures to bring Israel into compliance with its legal obligations as an occupying power and to prevent further violations, as we have seen occurring with disturbing pace.Read more -
“Prior Coordination Area”: a common strategy for Israeli settlers to force Palestinians off their land
Published on 29 April 2020 | News[Infographics] In the West Bank, Première Urgence Internationale continues setting up protection activities, to defend the rights of Palestinians. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Israeli settlers’ violence keeps increasing in the Occupied Palestinian territory. This is part of a common strategy of illegal appropriation of land: see our explanatory comic strip.Read more -
NO DEAL: AIDA calls on international community to reject US plan and demand accountability
Published on 29 January 2020 | PressJoint statement, 29 January 2020 - A coalition of 84 international NGOs operating in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), urges the international community to reject the US Administration’s plan and reaffirm their shared commitment to the principles of international law as the basis for a just and durable peace agreement.Read more -
One year since Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah still most dangerous place in Yemen for Civilians
Published on 13 December 2019 | PressJoint statement - "As aid agencies working in Yemen, we are outraged that after almost five years, Yemenis continue to suffer from an incalculable humanitarian crisis fuelled by conflict. We call on all conflict parties to work together and speed up implementation of the Stockholm Agreement."Read more -
Access Denied: A Palestinian farmer versus an Israeli settlement
Published on 11 December 2019 | NewsIn the West Bank, Israelis settlements keep growing despite the UN resolution adopted at the end of 2016. Première Urgence Internationale continues its activities for the victims of settlers attacks, through emergency response and advocacy actions. The teams accompany Palestinian farmers in the area of restricted access, such as Sami, who has seen his land being swallowed up by Israeli settlers.Read more -
Settler violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory: “I didn’t know what to do to protect my baby”
Published on 14 May 2019 | NewsSettler violence against Palestinian civilians are an almost daily occurrence in the West Bank. In 2018, due to settler violence, 119 Palestinians were injured, and 3 Palestinians were killed. Première Urgence Internationale met Raja, a Palestinian mother of three, who has been victim of a settler attack with her children.Read more
