Twenty people have been received at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul following an explosion this afternoon in the Shahr-e-Naw area, near the hospital. Among those received were seven people dead on arrival. The numbers of dead and injured are still provisional. “So far, we have received twenty people at our hospital,” explains Dejan Panic, EMERGENCY’s […]

EMERGENCY, together with Ogilvy, introduces ‘Irresponsabili.’ This campaign aims to mark the start of 2026 with a focus on participation and peace Milan, 31st of December 2025 – Actions, like words, always carry weight. And many words have been leveled against those who took to the streets for peace this year. ‘Uncivilized,’ ‘fanatics,’ ‘irresponsible‘ – […]

On Wednesday 17 December at the port of Naples, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support disembarked 113 people rescued in international waters in the central Mediterranean. The people had been rescued in two separate operations. The first rescue of 69 people was conducted during the night between 12 and 13 December in the Libyan […]

After more than two and a half years, EMERGENCY’s Paediatric Centre in Mayo, Sudan, is open again. The facility closed in April 2023 after the outbreak of war due to a lack of security for staff and patients. In the first few days after reopening, an average of 70-90 children have been received per day. […]

Forty people, including five dead, have arrived at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul following explosions in the capital at 4pm (local time) on 15 October. “We started receiving ambulances filled with wounded people, and we learned that there had been explosions a few kilometres away from our hospital,” explains Dejan Panic, EMERGENCY’s Country Director in […]

EMERGENCY is following the announcement of an initial peace agreement that would lead to the cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, the entry of humanitarian aid and the release of hostages. EMERGENCY will continue to support the population, whose needs remain enormous and who have been living in dire conditions for two years. “The […]

On 3 October, EMERGENCY is joining demonstrations across Italy as part of the general strike organised by the unions CGIL and USB, in solidarity with and defence of the Flotilla activists who have been illegally intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, and to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. EMERGENCY’s search and rescue […]

1 October 2025 — Life Support, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel, is now 150 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza as agreed with the Global Sumud Flotilla Steering Committee at the start of its mission, and will remain in this position in international waters for the next few hours. In recent weeks, EMERGENCY’s ship […]

Early on 29 September, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support came to the aid of one of the boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla. Life Support is accompanying the Flotilla through international waters, acting as an observer and providing medical and logistical support. Life Support launched its rescue dinghy (RHIB) in response to a […]

Life Support, the search and rescue vessel operated by the NGO EMERGENCY, is accompanying the Global Sumud Flotilla as an observer ship and to provide medical and logistical support. Last night, Life Support witnessed drone attacks on several boats in the fleet. EMERGENCY strongly condemns this and all acts of violence, especially considering they were […]