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Life Support Search and Rescue Updates
20 August 2026 48 Survivors Disembark in Bari The 48 survivors remaining on board EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel Life Support disembarked this morning at the port of Bari, three days after their rescue in international waters within the Libyan SAR zone. Once all survivors had disembarked at around 11:45am, operations began to bring ashore…
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For Humanity | A Letter from EMERGENCY’s President
Introduction to the 2025 Activity Report by Rossella Miccio, President of EMERGENCY For Humanity. 2025 was yet another year beset by conflict without any sense of proportion, respect for agreed limits and fundamental principles of humanity. We have borne witness to the continued dismantling of the social contract enshrined under international law and by universal…
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Life Support Missions 21-42 Archive
This page is an archive for Life Support updates on missions 21-42. For current updates, please head to the live page. 12 April 2026 71 People Disembark in La Spezia On 12 April, 71 people rescued by Life Support disembarked at La Spezia, Italy, their assigned Place of Safety. The port is over 640 nautical…
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EMERGENCY at the World Heart Summit and World Health Assembly 2025
Conflict and political instability are preventing millions from accessing care worldwide. This week, EMERGENCY joined panel discussions and met with key stakeholders from civil society and international organisations at the World Heart Summit and 78th World Health Assembly to advocate for access to healthcare for all, especially in wartime. From performing open heart surgery in…
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World Health Day 2025 | Everyone has the fundamental right to health
Today, 7 April 2025, is World Health Day. While we celebrate the major medical strides made in the last decades, we also recognise that access to healthcare is under threat worldwide. We must advance every individual’s right to health. Over 18 months of war in Gaza, more than 700 attacks have impacted health facilities or…
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Life Support Search and Rescue Missions 11-20
This page is an archive for Life Support updates on missions 11-20. For current updates, please head to the live page. 30 June 2024 Mission 20 Complete: 47 Rescued People Disembark in Livorno The 47 people rescued by Life Support on 26 June have disembarked at the port of Livorno. While en route to the port,…
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Civil 7 2024: Perspectives on Global Health Equity
The Civil 7 The Civil 7 (C7) is a collaborative platform for civil society organisations to engage with the G7, an annual meeting of the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. EMERGENCY is proud to be a member of the Global Health Working Group of the C7,…
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EMERGENCY Speaks at OHCHR Panel: “Human Rights of Migrants”
On 15 May 2024, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted an intersessional panel to discuss ongoing human rights violations experienced by migrants in transit. Every year, thousands of migrants flee violence and economic and humanitarian crises only to be subjected to abuse, exploitation, torture and gender-based violence while in…
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EMERGENCY Joins Campaign “Stop the Inhumanity at Europe’s Borders!”
Stop the Inhumanity at Europe’s Borders! Razor-wire fences and naval blockades. Pushbacks on land and at sea. Physical punishment by border guards, militia forces and vigilante groups. Detention without trial and confinement to squalid camps. Criminalization of aid workers. Deportation deals with rights-abusing states. On land and at sea, European states are obstructing and deterring…
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“Beyond the Beach”: Full Documentary Film Available Now
EMERGENCY is happy to announce that Dover Street Entertainment’s documentary film, “Beyond the Beach – The Hell and the Hope”, is now available on Amazon Prime Video across the UK, US and Italy following its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. “Beyond the Beach” follows EMERGENCY’s humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, in Iraqi Kurdistan, and…