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International Human Solidarity Day 2021
If we could show our solidarity with a number, it would be 11 million. If we could show our solidarity with an image, it would be this one. Hands opened out towards others. Hands to operate with, to provide care, to heal, to welcome, to give medical and surgical treatment to over 11 million people…
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International Migrants Day 2021
At least 45,000 people have gone missing whilst migrating in search of safety and a better life since 2014. (Source: IOM) Migration is a natural phenomenon as old as humanity itself. But today, government policies and hostile attitudes mean that migrants face danger on their journeys and ostracization from societies. The world is being criss-crossed…
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2021
“It took us three hours to find her. She was unrecognisable. It was her who recognised us. Her face was burnt, she had so many wounds on her arms, her back and her legs, her stomach was destroyed, her heel was terrible. She was in the worst possible condition.” She is Salima*. On 18 May…
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#LittleAmal’s Journey is Coming to an End, But Her Story Won’t.
During her epic voyage, Little Amal discovered so many places and encountered thousands of people there to support her. Like so many who have suffered at the hands of war, she also met EMERGENCY. We provided Amal with medical care and welcomed her to Casa Emergency, where she played with other children and learned about…
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A Meeting at Our Mobile Clinic that Made Us Extremely Happy.
This is Mohammed. We first met him in Milan almost a year ago through our Italy Programme, which provides free healthcare and social support to marginalised people and communities. He comes from The Gambia and arrived in Italy in 2013, landing in Lampedusa. Before going to sea, he had been detained in a prison in Libya. He managed to escape, along…
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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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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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World Blood Donor Day 2021
Salma, Salma, Zaina, Islam, Marwa, Sahar, Sahar, Amal, Hajer, Noor, Suwiba, Sara, Sara, Tibyan, and Samah. This is my team that runs the blood bank at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, and I am so proud of it. Ensuring the right to medical care relies on teamwork. But it also relies on blood donors,…
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Peace Can Be Achieved If Our People Can Both Aspire For It And Are Given The Means To Achieve It.
Afghanistan has been in the midst of conflict for over four decades. EMERGENCY works across the country, and has been offering free, high-quality medical care to war victims in Kabul since April 2001. This is Said Hakim, Team Leader at EMERGENCY’s Kabul Surgical Centre. He began his journey with EMERGENCY in 2009, where he spent…