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“I Have Witnessed Fighting- That is All.”
“In the 15 years of my life, there has been fighting. I have witnessed fighting- that is all. Every night, there is fighting.” – Moahibullah, 15 years old, Maiwand. In times of war, the relentless backdrop of violence is a constant theme in children’s lives. ©️ Vincenzo Metodo Elise Blanchard, journalist and photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP), has collected children’s stories from across Afghanistan. Her powerful piece in Afghanistan20 tells of the impact that the conflict has…
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Gino Strada’s Words in Afghanistan20 Bring Home the Enormous Costs of the Conflict in Afghanistan
In October 2001, another twenty-year chapter of the war in Afghanistan began. “Three months into 2002, the slaughter in Kabul and its environs alone had already claimed more civilians than were killed in New York.” This phase of the conflict eventually led to “more than 241,000 victims and over 5 million refugees, including both migrants and IDPs. To…
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AFGHANISTAN20: Afghanistan Between 2001-2021 from the Perspective of Its Victims and Those Treating Them.
EMERGENCY, the international organisation that has provided free, high-quality healthcare to over 11 million people around the world, has released a new project entitled Afghanistan20, which reflects on the conflict in Afghanistan between 2001-2021 from the perspective of its victims and those treating them. Bringing together data from the organisation’s healthcare network across the country,…
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Open letter to EU on Funding to Afghanistan, from European NGOs
A few hours before the extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, scheduled for today, 11 October, EMERGENCY has co-signed an open letter from the European Network of NGOs in Afghanistan (ENNA) to urge the release of EU funding allocated to Afghanistan for development programmes. The open letter, addressed in the first instance to…
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No More War
On 7 October 2001, the US Air Force started bombing Afghanistan. 20 years on, EMERGENCY’s hospitals across the country have treated thousands of war victims. Giles Duley visited our Kabul Surgical Centre to photograph those wounded by the conflict: men, women, children – names, not numbers. EMERGENCY x Massive Attack x Legacy of War Foundation come together to deplore the human devastation caused by conflict and say: no more war. Credits 8mm film, photography & narration: Giles Duley for Legacy Of War Foundation Construction: Robert Del Naja Editor /…
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They Threw a Rock at It, for Fun.
Nadir, 12, and his cousin Hassan, 10, were walking back to their house when a small metal object caught their attention. They threw a rock at it, for fun. It was a landmine. The explosion left Nadir with a deep wound in his right leg. Nadir and Hassan live in a small village bordering Pakistan.…
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Every Refugee’s Walk Should Be One of Hope Like Amal’s
It has been a week since EMERGENCY welcomed Little Amal to our head office. Whilst on her 8,000-mile-journey, searching for her mother and a better future, Amal found EMERGENCY in Rome, Bologna, and Milan. We accompanied her during some of her stops as she traveled north through Italy. We are honoured to support her extraordinary…
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Finally, She’s Nearly Here!
EMERGENCY ❤️ Little Amal! Finally, she’s nearly here! We are looking forward to welcoming a very special guest to our headquarters on Saturday… Amal is 3.5 metre-tall puppet on an incredible voyage from the Turkish-Syrian border to the United Kingdom. EMERGENCY has been following her journey and taking part in events as she travels north…
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“Hi Soran, It’s Dr Gino. How Are you?”
I was a child. I heard noises around me and opened my eyes. In front of me, a man was holding my hand. “Hi, I’m fine but I feel a lot of pain. What happened to my right leg, why is it gone?” “Unfortunately a mine exploded and shattered your leg. We had to amputate…
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World Health Summit Africa Regional Meeting 2021
27-30 June – SAVE THE DATE Kampala, Uganda. World Health Summit Africa Regional Meeting The World Health Summit Africa Regional Meeting will take place in Kampala this year. Experts in healthcare from all over the world will unite and discuss practical solutions for global healthcare provision. Academia, researchers, physicians, government officials, industry, civil society, and…