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‘WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON A POLITICAL RESOLUTION’
Published on 26 January 2018 | NewsBen Gates has been working as a protection expert in the occupied Palestinian territory for the last nine months. His main task has been to support Première Urgence Internationale’s work in this area. It’s a challenge in a country where the political context has an immediate impact on Palestinians’ humanitarian situation.Read more -
Extraordinary resilience in the Central African Republic
Published on 25 January 2018 | HR newsCamille Saulnier spent two years in the Central African Republic with Première Urgence Internationale. Upon her return to France, this former head of mission explains how Première Urgence Internationale has been so successful in the CAR.Read more -
Understanding the food and nutrition situation in North Korea
Published on 22 January 2018 | NewsCamille, engineer specialised in agricultural development, gives us keys toward a better understanding of North Korea's food and nutrition situation.Read more -
The Saint Hilarion Monastery in Gaza must be saved
Published on 9 January 2018 | NewsPremière Urgence Internationale has had a presence in the Gaza Strip since 2009. The teams contributes to rehabilitate two heritage sites in the Gaza Strip: the Saint Hilarion Monastery and a Byzantine Church in Jabaliyah. They are in danger of disappearing.Read more -
‘I SAW NOTHING BUT ARMED PEOPLE, BOTH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY’
Published on 9 January 2018 | HR newsPremière Urgence Internationale has been working in Mali since 2013 despite difficulties gaining access to the population. In fact in October 2017, The UN Secretary General’s annual report stressed that the humanitarian and security situation has ‘significantly deteriorated’ in Mali. Moustafa Saadou has spent 10 months in the country as medical coordinator for Première Urgence Internationale.Read more -
Benjamin: a doctor back from Libya
Published on 19 December 2017 | HR newsBenjamin Wood is a medical doctor from Tasmania, Australia. He worked a couple of years...Read more -
VIOLENCE SHAKES THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC IN 2017
Published on 18 December 2017 | NewsIn 2017, violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has become increasingly intense, resulting in disastrous consequences for residents. Currently, just over half the population find themselves in need of humanitarian assistance. Ewelina Gasiorowska, Première Urgence Internationale's manager for the Africa region, sheds some light on the situation.Read more -
Published on 13 December 2017 | PublicationsHadja, Mohammed, Zyad…They all crossed paths with our teams in 2017 in Lebanon, Palestine, Nigeria and Ukraine…
They all have a story. We bring you first-hand accounts of their stories, experiences full of pain but also of hope, in this, the final edition of the year. -
It is time to leave Gawilan camp in Iraq
Published on 8 December 2017 | NewsHassen, Hameed, Ali, and Virginia, have all been working in Gawilan Camp for the past year, implementing a project aiming to improve the living conditions of Syrian refugees through a water and sanitation project. They are reminiscing about their proudest achievements and strongest memories of working in the camp.Read more -
EMERGENCY FOOD AID – A TASK THAT NEEDS A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
Published on 1 December 2017 | NewsThe United Nations estimates that in 2017, six million people require emergency food aid. One of the tools that Première Urgence Internationale uses to help those in need is assistance in the form of food distribution.Read more