refugees
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An emergency health response for Cameroonian refugees in Chad
Published on 25 August 2022 | NewsFor several months, Chad has become a refuge for Cameroonian people fleeing inter-community conflicts on its territory, with a considerable impact on the host populations. The Première Urgence Internationale teams have mobilized in the west of the country to deal with this new cross-border crisisRead more -
Lebanon: Rehabilitation of insalubrious housing for vulnerable families
Published on 25 February 2021 | NewsIn 2020, multiple factors have impacted the NGO’s activities in Lebanon: COVID-19, socio-economic and political crisis, explosions of Beirut’s port ... In spite of everything, the teams stayed the course and achieved their objectives.Read more -
RETROSPECTIVE: OUR YEAR 2020 IN 7 STRIKING EVENTS
Published on 27 January 2021 | NewsCOVID-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.Read more -
Meeting with Alba Pereira, Colombo-Venezuelan, Director of the “Entre 2 Tierras” Foundation, Bucaramanga, Santander
Published on 30 November 2020 | NewsI arrived on February 14th 2004 (Valentine’s Day), fleeing persecution for openly expressing my opposition...Read more -
Lebanon: “It is important to stick to basic healthcare, apart from COVID-19”
Published on 21 October 2020 | NewsThe current pandemic must not overshadow other health emergencies and sanitarian crises faced by vulnerable people. In Lebanon, Première Urgence Internationale takes great care of providing constant support to vulnerable populations and facilitating them the access to basic services, despite the stress caused by COVID-19 pandemic.Read more -
Colombia: “As purchasing manager, I deliver meals to migrants on the road”
Published on 25 September 2020 | NewsTania Rodríguez, a Colombian repatriate, is head of the service point in Curití, in Santander, the main road between Bucaramanga and Bogotá and practically the only support point for "caminantes" arriving from Venezuela.Read more -
In Bardarash camp, Premiere Urgence Internationale improved the quality of mental health services
Published on 21 August 2020 | NewsSince December 2019, Première Urgence Internationale managed for nine months the provision of primary free health care services in the reopened camp of Bardarash, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The teams ensured individual mental health follow-up and counselling, as well as training of Iraqi doctors to improve the services provided inside the camp.Read more -
Iraq: Alongside families living in camps, to keep them safe from COVID-19
Published on 7 May 2020 | NewsIn Iraq and Kurdistan, Première Urgence Internationale is an important camp health actor, managing primary healthcare centres in three camps hosting refugees and internally displaced people. To continue responding to the needs of these vulnerable populations in these times of pandemic, the mission reorganised its functioning, putting in place quarantine areas and conducting awareness raising sessions.Read more -
Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: living in the instability again
Published on 28 April 2020 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale and Solidarités International are helping to mitigate the urgent risks faced by Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia. The current health crisis is particularly affecting the food security of this population. In collaboration with the municipality of Bucaramanga, the two NGOs in consortium and their local partner Fundacion Entre Dos Tierras, are joining forces to meet the food needs of these vulnerable populations.Read more -
Making it work: Refugees in the land of the cedars
Published on 22 January 2020 | Publications
Discover in exclusivity our comic book: "Making it work: Refugees in the land of the cedars".
In cooperation with the comics book collective of artists, The Ink Link and Première Urgence Internationale, the famous authors, Wilfrid Lupano and Pozla, scripted and illustrated this comic book to fight the prejudice existing around refugee...
