humanitarian aid

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.

Chantal Autotte-Bouchard is a public health and tropical medicine nurse. She has been involved in various humanitarian crisis contexts, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti and India, before joining Première Urgence Internationale as Health Advisor at the organisation's headquarters. Back from a visit to Afghanistan, she shares her experience with us.

While states are meeting this week at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss the challenges related to water, civil society organizations are raising the alarm about the unprecedented level of humanitarian needs in terms of access to water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH).On the occasion of World Water Day, Timothée LE GUELLEC, WASH Advisor at Première Urgence Internationale, reminds what are the main actions on which the international community must act.

Although women represent almost half of humanity, they are still struggling to take their rightful place, and particularly in contexts facing severe humanitarian crisis.   

The Première Urgence Internationale teams continue to respond to the most urgent needs of the civilian populations affected by the war in Ukraine.

In the western part of Iraq, Ramadi and Fallujah are two iconic cities of Anbar governorate that were captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) between 2014 and 2015. In 2016, the Iraqi armed forces and their allies launched a military campaign that aimed to recapture ISIL-held areas. The targeted areas included these two cities, which are in a state of widespread destruction. In a region already largely ruined by the Iraq War years earlier, everything has to be rebuilt and the population is challenged to meet its most basic needs.

Overflowing rivers, ravaged land, loss of livestock... The heavy rains of recent weeks in Chad are still causing a catastrophic situation for 166,965 families, or more than one million people, in a large part of the country.

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.

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.

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.