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In Palestine, the olive harvest season is wasted by attacks, this year again

[Infography] Between 1st October and 9th November 2020, at least 120 Palestinian farmers have been directly attacked while picking their olives. On the same period, more than 1,475 trees have been vandalized. Oxfam and the West Bank Protection Consortium publish a clear infography on the topic to raise alert on this annual phenomenon, endangering the Palestinian economy and the civilians’ livelihood. 

West Bank: Distribution of “COVID-19 Super Warriors” kits to 2,250 families

Ramallah, 9th of November, 2020 – In this unprecedented time of global pandemic, we all want to protect ourselves and our children, and we all have the right to live in a safe environment, in dignity, exercising our universal and unalienable right to healthcare. In the occupied Palestinian territory, risk and concerns remain very high, and these basic rights are not upheld at the moment. Three organisations: The Danish House in Palestine, Tamer Institute for Community Education and Premiere Urgence Internationale join efforts to help families and support safe and healthy communities.

Lebanon: “It is important to stick to basic healthcare, apart from COVID-19”

The current pandemic must not overshadow other health emergencies and sanitarian crises faced by vulnerable people. In Lebanon, Première Urgence Internationale takes great care of providing constant support to vulnerable populations and facilitating them the access to basic services, despite the stress caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

Rehabilitation, financial support… Our emergency response in Beirut following the consequences of the blast

Emergency response in Beirut: almost two months after the blast that blew Beirut on August 4th, Première Urgence Internationale keeps intervening alongside the populations, to respond both their short-term and longer-term needs of assistance. The humanitarian teams act on health and shelter sectors, in the city as well as in the whole country.

Continued support required for the Gaza Strip

Joint statement – Première Urgence Internationale is part of the over 80 INGO members of AIDA, and takes part of the call on the Government of Israel to end all collective punitive measures against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. Read the joint statement.

The crisis in Mali must be a wake-up call for a new response in the Sahel

Statement from the People’s Coalition for the Sahel – As members of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel, a group of civil society organisations from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and beyond, we stand together with the Malian people during the current political crisis.

In Bardarash camp, Premiere Urgence Internationale improved the quality of mental health services

Since December 2019, Première Urgence Internationale managed for nine months the provision of primary free health care services in the reopened camp of Bardarash, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The teams ensured individual mental health follow-up and counselling, as well as training of Iraqi doctors to improve the services provided inside the camp.

In Cameroon, “school brigades” formed to promote hygiene in schools

For the past two years, Première Urgence Internationale has been carrying out awareness-raising activities on water, hygiene and sanitation in 11 schools in Cameroon. In 2018 and 2019, 7,740 children and 180 teachers and parents benefited from awareness-raising programmes in newly equipped and sanitised schools.

[Press statement] Beirut: Première Urgence Internationale deploys medical staff and supports in the rehabilitation

Paris, August 7, 2020 – The deadly explosion that blew up the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th, has dramatic consequences for the populations of Lebanon, already affected by multiple crises. French NGO Première Urgence Internationale is part of the immediate humanitarian response and is mobilizing all its teams and resources to help recover the battered capital. An emergency response is underway on the ground.

Explosion in Lebanon: Our teams deploy an emergency response

The massive and deadly explosion that blew the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th, has dramatic consequences for the populations of Lebanon, already affected by multiple crises. Première Urgence Internationale is part of the immediate response and is mobilizing all its teams and resources to help recover the battered capital.

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