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Access Denied: A Palestinian farmer versus an Israeli settlement
Published on 11 December 2019 | NewsIn the West Bank, Israelis settlements keep growing despite the UN resolution adopted at the end of 2016. Première Urgence Internationale continues its activities for the victims of settlers attacks, through emergency response and advocacy actions. The teams accompany Palestinian farmers in the area of restricted access, such as Sami, who has seen his land being swallowed up by Israeli settlers.Read more -
Lebanon: A livelihood program to support vulnerable families
Published on 6 December 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale mobilizes its teams to bring support to local populations and to address the refugees’ needs. The INGO intervenes on a livelihood and protection program, to help vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees recover their economic independence.Read more -
LAUNCHING A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AID PROJECT IN NIGER
Published on 2 December 2019 | News"This is the first step along a path we are taking together to improve access to basic social services for the people of Tillabéri in general, and in particular for the most vulnerable people."These were the words that Soumaila Marsanda, Prefect for the department of Ouallam, used to start the workshop to launch Première Urgence Internationale’s new project in Niger. This workshop took place on 12th September 2019, in Ouallam in the Tillabéri region.Read more -
A CLEAN WATER NETWORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAYIN
Published on 28 November 2019 | NewsThe inhabitants of the Kayin State have to deal with countless diseases, all because of poor water quality. Along with two technical experts from Aquassistance, Timothée Le Guellec, an expert in water, sanitation and hygiene for Première Urgence Internationale formed an evaluation team that went to south-eastern Myanmar, to the Kayin State, to analyse the situation and offer solutions.Read more -
The Fifth Quito Process: no country can deal with this crisis on its own
Published on 27 November 2019 | NewsOn November 14th and 15th, 14 delegations from Latin American countries, international organizations and invited States met for the Fifth International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region, called the Quito Process. Première Urgence Internationale, that is monitoring this crisis, followed this summit.Read more -
International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis: international support is necessary
Published on 5 November 2019 | UncategorizedOn October 28th and 29th the European Union, the Office of the United Nations High...Read more -
Yemen: Première Urgence Internationale expands activities to the South
Published on 18 October 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale has been operating in Yemen since 2007. The NGO supports the primary health system in both governorates of Hudaydah and Raymah, which are notable, as is all of the country, for food insecurity and severe chronic malnutrition. Thanks to the support of the European Union, activities have been expanded to complementary health facilities in the governorate of Taizz, south of the country.Read more -
West Bank: Palestinian farmers unable to harvest their olives
Published on 11 October 2019 | NewsEvery year, in the occupied West Bank, October is the harvesting period for olive trees. A time that exacerbates tensions between Palestinian and Israelis. Two Palestinian farmers, supported by Première Urgence Internationale, share their testimonies of the attacks they suffered.Read more -
Première Urgence Internationale’s health approach in slums areas
Published on 26 September 2019 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale intervenes for seven years in health mediation for Romanian-speaking populations living in squats and slums in the departments of Val-de-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis. Registered since January 2016 in the Code of Public Health (Article L. 1110-13), the health mediation sector consists in playing an interface role between populations without access to rights and care and actors in the health system. Thanks to its experience, PUI is evolving its action in order to improve its impact.Read more -
Improving access to safe delivery for vulnerable women in Jordan
Published on 20 September 2019 | NewsThanks to the support of the European Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Première Urgence Internationale has provided information and cash assistance to facilitate access to health services for vulnerable households in Jordan. Since June 2018 and up to late August, the program benefited to 1,600 households, i.e 7,321 people, contributing to reduce preventable mortality in the country.Read more