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AFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENT GHANI AWARDS EMERGENCY ‘ALLAMA SAYED JAMALUDDIN’ MEDAL OF HONOR
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, awarded the Italian NGO EMERGENCY the ‘Allama Sayed Jamaluddin’ prize for their commitment to the victims of war in Afghanistan. “EMERGENCY’s hospitals and health centres have helped the Afghan population in the most difficult of times. Particularly in Kabul and Lashkar-Gah, EMERGENCY staff are appreciated […]
AFGHANISTAN: THE NEVER-ENDING WAR
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Yesterday morning, another suicide attack hit Kabul. The explosion, that caused the death of at least 7 people according to the Afghan Ministry of Internal Affairs, took place by the entrance of a building where a political rally was being held in support of regional leader Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of the Balkh province. #Kabul […]
Earthquake in Iraq: EMERGENCY’s view
Monday, November 13, 2017
Yesterday at 9:30pm, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern area of Iraq, on the border with Iran, causing hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. “People poured into the streets in terror. The earthquake, the epicentre of which was located about 30 kilometers from the city of Halabja, was also felt in the areas […]
The Paris summit was another confirmation of Europe’s hypocrisy
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
The Paris summit was another confirmation of Europe’s hypocrisy towards the suffering of millions of human beings and of our politicians’ inability to deal responsibly with the management of migration flows. The EU’s only goal is to block the arrival of migrants and to do so it does not hesitate to delegate control of flows […]
Kabul attack: 11 injured brought to our hospital
Friday, August 25, 2017
This morning, Kabul was hit by another attack: there was a strong explosion near a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers who had gathered for Friday prayers. The EMERGENCY Hospital received 27 injured. After the explosion, a few armed men entered the building and fighting is still under way. At the moment, the EMERGENCY Hospital received […]
The Italian Government’s decision to send military ships to Libya is an act of war against migrants
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The code of conduct for NGOs operating in the Mediterranean threatens the lives of thousands of people and constitutes an unprecedented attack on the principles that inspire the work of humanitarian organizations. EMERGENCY has been active for years in assisting migrants, refugees and IDPs in countries at war as well as in Italy; Although not […]
Strengthening basic maternal and paediatric healthcare services in Mayo area
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the European Union Delegation to the Republic of the Sudan and the EMERGENCY Organization announce the results of the first year of the activities related to the project carried out in Khartoum, Mayo area. The project, called “Health and nutrition for the vulnerable population in Mayo: an integrated multi-sectorial […]
MIGRANTS: EUROPE IS RETREATING IN THE FACE OF A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
The European Union proves once again that it doesn’t understand the humanitarian crisis it’s facing. Proposals to manage the flow of incoming migrants from North Africa are leaning towards the militarisation of the Mediterranean and the countries through which migrants pass. Funding migrant centres in Libya, which are in all respects areas of detention and […]
Another obstacle to the safety of thousands of people
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Closing Italian ports to NGO rescue ships will be another obstacle to the safety of thousands of people. We continue to ignore that, today, rescue operations at sea are the only real measure to avoid the deaths of men, women and children fleeing from their countries in search of protection from war, poverty and persecution. […]
Kabul car bombing: 69 injured hospitalised at the EMERGENCY Surgery Hospital
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Kabul car bombing: 69 injured hospitalised at the EMERGENCY Surgery Hospital. This morning, at 8:30 am, Kabul was hit by yet another attack: a car bomb explosion, at a time when the streets were very crowded, has caused tens of deaths and hundreds of wounded in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, the embassy area. The […]