Afghanistan

• ‟I wanted to go to Afghanistan”

  Published on 25 January 2022  |  HR news
  Manasi is a 31 years old women working for Première Urgence Internationale as Deputy Field Coordinator dedicated to Programs for the Afghanistan mission. During a conversation she had with Jeanne HUTIN, HR Officer based at the headquarters of the organization, she explained how this experience in Afghanistan has been meaningful both personally and professionally.

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• RETROSPECTIVE : OUR YEAR 2021 IN 7 KEY EVENTS

  Published on 7 January 2022  |  News
  Prevention of COVID-19 in Chad, mental health in Ukraine, access to primary health care in Iraq, emergency response to Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, actions carried out after the explosion in the port of Beirut, maintenance of activities in Afghanistan and the Charity Stream... So many events that have marked this year 2021, and in which Première Urgence Internationale's teams are more than ever committed to bringing its aid to the most

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• CHRONIQUES FROM THE FIELD – Special issue #2

  Published on 6 October 2021  |  Publications
  

  Focus on health in this second issue of Chronicles from the Field, with our emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali, the management of malnutrition in Libya and the continuity of our activities in Afghanistan.
  Discover our health actions in Colombia, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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• AFGHANISTAN: Première Urgence Internationale maintains the deployment of humanitarian aid to the Afghan population.

  Published on 20 August 2021  |  News
  The last 5 days will be remembered as a major turning point in the history of Afghanistan and its 38 million citizens. The change of power on August 15 – with the entry of Taliban forces from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan into Kabul – should not distract any policymakers from addressing the most urgent needs of the population.

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• RETROSPECTIVE: OUR YEAR 2020 IN 7 STRIKING EVENTS

  Published on 27 January 2021  |  News
  COVID-19 prevention, the Beirut blast, Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, vaccinations in the DRC, healthcare in Ukraine and Yemen but also 40 years’ presence in Afghanistan… So many striking events that shaped this peculiar year which, however, did not succeed in weakening the engagement of Première Urgence Internationale’s teams.

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• La Chronique N°135 – September 2020

  Published on 28 October 2020  |  Publications
  

  40 Years of Help in Afghanistan: discover in La Chronique of September 2020, our report retracing 40 years of humanitarian intervention by Première Urgence Internationale teams in Afghanistan, through health, nutrition and psychological support programmes, to help Afghan civilians in the face of this complex humanitarian crisis. "The commitment...

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• COVID-19 : In Afghanistan, Première Urgence Internationale is working hard for public health

  Published on 24 June 2020  |  News
  In 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.

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• Afghanistan: 40 years of our intervention exhibited in Kabul

  Published on 14 February 2020  |  News
  In 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.

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• Roya Heydari : “I want to show life in Afghanistan as it happens”

  Published on 15 January 2020  |  Photoreports
  
  Roya Heydari is a 27-year-old Afghan photographer. Late December, she worked in the field with Première Urgence Internationale and spent two weeks in the Eastern regions, from Nangarhar to Nuristan. She documented the NGO’s activities through a selection of powerful pictures.

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• Working in Afghanistan: between insecurity and team spirit

  Published on 2 January 2020  |  News
  With 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.

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