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Meet Nigar: One of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2022
“The support, both physically and mentally, that burn patients require is something I really wanted to provide. For me, becoming a nurse became a dream.” Nigar speaks to us from Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. Nigar is a nurse, and one of the BBC’s 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women of 2022. We are so happy that…
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We can make peace come true.
Gino Strada, our founder, used to say “to create a world without war, we have to imagine it first”. So we did. We turned his words into reality, thanks to the AI. And by doing so, we wish that together, in 2023, we can make peace come true. For all. Video credits: OGILVY President…
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EMERGENCY NGO Statement: Employment of Afghan Women
EMERGENCY is determined to continue its work in Afghanistan, but is extremely concerned following the announcement by the Afghan Ministry of Economy that domestic and international NGOs will no longer be able to employ Afghan women. This is the latest in a series of policies that undermine women’s rights, and reduce the role of women…
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Nine Years On – Tragedy Continues
A humanitarian tragedy continues to unfold in the Mediterranean. Allowing people to die at sea is a choice. Allowing people to be intercepted and sent back to Libya is a choice. We take a different stance, grounded in solidarity, rights and humanity. Saving lives at sea is the right thing to do.
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EMERGENCY Statement
ENGLISH: Some journalists have recently reported and shared fake data on injured people in the Panjshir valley, attributing the source to EMERGENCY’s hospitals. EMERGENCY categorically denies these reports, which risk calling into question the principles of independence, neutrality and respect for patients’ privacy that EMERGENCY has always observed in its 23 years of work in…
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How to Guarantee Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People After August 2021?
A Humanitarian Health Organisation’s Perspective. Afghanistan has been affected by conflict for over 40 years. Since 2009, UNAMA has counted 116,076 civilian war victims; many were killed or injured by explosive devices, the devastating presence or remnants of which continue to endanger the life of civilians long after the end of fighting. Following the Taliban’s…
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Rossella Miccio, president of EMERGENCY, at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council.
Today, our president Rossella Miccio shared EMERGENCY’s strong stance in defence of human rights in Afghanistan with UN Human Rights Council. “Urgent and coordinated action is needed now to rebuild #Afghanistan . Investing in health must be a priority.”
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100 Seconds Remain Until Midnight.
The hands of the Doomsday Clock occupy exactly the same position as they did a year ago, but it is not good news: “it reflects the judgment of the board that we are stuck in a perilous moment, one that brings neither stability nor security”, explained the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Pandemics, climate change,…
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We Will Make The Right to Treatment a Real, Universal One – and a Precondition of Peace.
The second gruelling year of the Covid-19 pandemic is over. Dramatic events have left their mark on people all over the world. At EMERGENCY, we will always remember the moment in mid-summer when a sudden blow knocked the wind out of us. Gino Strada, the founder of EMERGENCY and person who led us together on…
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An Enormous Thank You to ISHKAR.
Earlier this year, our amazing friends at ISHKAR started a photography print fundraiser for EMERGENCY’s healthcare projects across Afghanistan. Over a dozen of the world’s most renowned photographers generously offered their work for sale, and the response was truly incredible. Thousands of people bought photos and donated directly, leading to over $123,000 being raised for…