Afghanistan
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COVID-19 : In Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale is working hard for public health
Published on 24 June 2020 | NewsIn the East of Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale has been taking action for four decades to respond the emergency health needs and contribute to the improvement of public services. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NGO is implementing several activities and adapting its usual programs. Dedicated resources and special extra supply have been delivered, through a humanitarian air bridge connecting Europe and Afghanistan.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 -
Roya Heydari : “I want to show life in Afghanistan as it happens”
Published on 15 January 2020 | Photoreports
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Working in Afghanistan: between insecurity and team spirit
Published on 2 January 2020 | NewsWith Première Urgence Internationale, Marko spent one year in Afghanistan, working as Field Coordinator in the Eastern region of the country. Recently returned from Jalalabad, he shares his impressions about the NGO’s oldest mission, full of challenges and unexpected discovery.Read more -
In Afghanistan, one of our teams victim of an explosive attack
Published on 9 May 2019 | NewsOn Sunday, 5th May, a vehicle carrying five staff members from one of our mobile health teams was attacked with explosives. The driver sadly succombed to his injuries. All of our five colleagues were injured in the attack. Première Urgence Internationale, which is intervening in Afghanistan since 1979, strongly condemns this serious attack.Read more -
“Dr. Shah Mahmood, your work will not be forgotten”
Published on 30 April 2019 | NewsIn Afghanistan, our teams are grieving the loss of Doctor Shah Mahmood, a well-known and well-respected doctor who worked for almost 25 years with us, to support vulnerable populations in one of the most complex humanitarian crisis. As a tribute for his work and commitment, we honour his memory.Read more -
Finding ways to help women to get access to healthcare in Afghanistan
Published on 19 June 2018 | NewsAfghanistan is one of the countries where mortality rates among mothers and children are among the highest in the world. Première Urgence Internationale has been working in the country since 1979 to improve the population’s health care, and in particular women’s health in Afghanistan. To achieve this, projects must take local culture into account.Read more -
“We stay, the population needs our help”
Published on 13 February 2018 | NewsOn January 20, armed terrorists invaded a luxury hotel in Kabul. On January 24, NGOs’ offices in Jalalabad were violently stormed. Three days later, an ambulance bomb exploded in the center of Kabul. On January 29, Kabul Military Academy is also attacked. Four coordinated attacks in 10 days in Afghanistan, killing more than 200 people that show an insecurity and a general tension in the country.Read more -
When the need to act quickly conflicts with a long-term deep crisis
Published on 28 April 2017 | NewsElise Ponson, emergency coordinator in Afghanistan, has worked on the emergency response to the flows of internally displaced persons and returnees from Pakistan.Read more -
Fight the cold winter with the kit distribution
Published on 16 February 2017 | NewsIn the majority of countries where Première Urgence Internationale takes action, winter season starts in November and snow and extremely cold weather conditions arrive in December. These conditions will continue until March and, in some places, also in April, like in Lebanon. Première Urgence Internationale develops its specific projects to help people go through the cold season.Read more
