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West Bank: Palestinian farmers unable to harvest their olives
Published on 11 October 2019 | NewsEvery year, in the occupied West Bank, October is the harvesting period for olive trees. A time that exacerbates tensions between Palestinian and Israeli. Two Palestinian farmers, supported by Première Urgence Internationale, share their testimonies of the attacks suffered.Read more -
Improving access to safe delivery for vulnerable women in Jordan
Published on 20 September 2019 | NewsThanks to the support of the European Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Première Urgence Internationale has provided information and cash assistance to facilitate access to health services for vulnerable households in Jordan. Since June 2018 and up to late August, the program benefited to 1,600 households, i.e 7,321 people, contributing to reduce preventable mortality in the country.Read more -
Première Urgence Internationale commits to fighting gender-based violence in emergencies
Published on 30 August 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale has just become an official partner to the Call to Action on for protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies. The NGO is now one of the 84 partners to the Call to Action and commits to working on this topic, in all of its missions across the world.Read more -
Ebola: Absolute alertness after diagnosis in Goma (DRC)
Published on 17 July 2019 | NewsIdentified in a health center supported by Première Urgence Internationale, the first patient with Ebola virus in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, unfortunately died during his transfer to an Ebola treatment center in Butembo. An additional step is taken in this epidemic. All local authorities and the international community are mobilized to prevent the spread of the virus in this city of more than one million inhabitants.Read more -
Gaza farmers encouraged to use solar energy
Published on 28 June 2019 | NewsIn the Gaza strip, farmers face difficulties to cultivate their lands, due to lack of access of water and electricity. Première Urgence Internationale equipped water-wells with solar panels and submersible pumps, to provide farmers with irrigation water.Read more -
Colombia: Solidarités International and Première Urgence Internationale take action
Published on 18 June 2019 | NewsThe current Venezuelan crisis and the massive exodus of people from neighbouring countries has alerted both NGOs. Colombia, the leading host country for Venezuelan refugees, faces the challenge of meeting the primary needs of the populations on its territory.Read more -
Yemen: Help people to grow productive home gardens
Published on 12 June 2019 | NewsTo address root causes of malnutrition in Yemen, and provide a longer-term response, Première Urgence Internationale leaded a nutrition project in the governorates of Hodeidah and Raymah. Objective: help the targeted households to establish their own productive gardens, and increase their preservation capacity.Read more -
Iraq: Helping people to regain access to basic services
Published on 16 May 2019 | NewsWith the official end of military operations in Iraq, humanitarian needs are now focused on the issues of reconstruction and rehabilitation. Anbar governorate is a rural area in the middle of the desert, in the southwest of the country. Its villages and infrastructures were affected, or even destroyed, during the years of conflict. Première Urgence Internationale carries out multi-sectoral activities to support the most vulnerable civilian populations.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 -
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
