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President Rossella Miccio Hosts M8 Alliance Webinar on Care in Afghanistan
How can we improve access to care in Afghanistan? On 15 January 2024, EMERGENCY President Rossella Miccio chaired this discussion as part of the M8 Alliance Webinar Series on Refugee and Migrant Health. Special thanks to panelists Martina Valente, PhD, presenting conclusions from EMERGENCY’s report; Dr Wahid Majrooh, Afghanistan’s former Acting Minister of Public Health;…
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Our Wish for 2024
In the last 10 years, more than 28,000 migrating people have drowned in the Mediterranean. Our wish for 2024: No more indifference. No more deaths at sea. Credits Creative Agency: Ogilvy Italia President & Chief Creative Officer: Giuseppe Mastromatteo Executive Creative Directors: Lavinia Francia, Francesco Basile Client Creative Directors: Alberto Crignola, Nicolò Mondonico Head of Strategy: Luca Tapognani…
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EMERGENCY President Rossella Miccio Speaks at Doha Forum
Health is a human right but during conflict, guaranteeing it can often be overlooked – especially to the most vulnerable. On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, EMERGENCY President Rossella Miccio travelled to the Doha Forum to join the panel, “Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address Critical Health Needs for Women in…
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On Giving Tuesday, Help Provide Free Healthcare to Someone in Need.
When you donate to EMERGENCY, you help provide free healthcare to someone in need. To a young child in Uganda, where surgery means finally being able to attend school. To a new mother in Afghanistan, where high-quality care means a safe delivery in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. To…
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EMERGENCY NGO STATEMENT: ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
The indiscriminate attack on people who were guilty of nothing other than their nationality is a war crime. Nothing can justify it. Taking away water, food, electricity – essential means of survival – from more than two million people, who for decades have been subjected to daily and systematic violation of the most basic human…
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Teresa Taught Us How to Make the World a Better Place
“If everyone of us did our bit, the world would be a better place without us even realising it.” Let’s keep doing our bit, without stopping. To build a fairer, more equitable, and peaceful world for all. Teresa Sarti Strada, 1946 – 2009.
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Life Support Search and Rescue Missions 1-10
This page is an archive for Life Support updates on missions 1-10. For current updates, please head to the live page. 14 August 2023 The 76 rescued people have disembarked in Naples. “Thank you! Thank you!” were the shouts as the 76 people rescued by Life Support disembarked in Naples. 24 children – 12 unaccompanied –…
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World Refugee Day 2023
Refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs: a record 110 million people are displaced worldwide, forced to flee because of persecution, conflict, climate change and human rights violations. On World Refugee Day, we recognise the dangers and extreme difficulties that migrants face as countries in Europe and elsewhere adopt a hostile approach to those on the move. …
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20/06/2023: Joint Letter Calling for Mechanism on HR violations at borders
To: Member and observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council 19 June 2023 Re: The UN Human Rights Council should urgently respond to the global pattern of deaths, torture and other grave human rights violations at international borders Dear Excellencies, The undersigned civil society organizations and groups write to express our deep concern…
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Report: Covid-19 Response in Africa and the COVAX Mechanism
COVID-19 RESPONSE IN AFRICA AND THE COVAX MECHANISM VOICES FROM THE FIELD: SIERRA LEONE, SUDAN, UGANDA The response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) was largely insufficient due to global vaccine inequality and systemic issues within healthcare structures. EMERGENCY’s latest report, produced together with Bocconi University’s CERGAS and DONDENA research centres,…