They were asking me if this was really Italy
That is their right, as it is for any other human being.
For a More Just, Supportive and Human New Year
Best wishes to all for a more just, supportive and human new year. We can achieve it together.
International Migrants Day
Borders too often act as barriers. Countries should be refuges instead of obstacles to basic human rights. Migrants are not the danger. Intolerance is. https://www.facebook.com/emergencyuk.ngo/videos/2274195982681197/?__xts__[0]=68.ARA56GAwRqgQl-1of4fegGqyIEppNZ1A5AiHIaFNX3Gz0R65JSLd5xHWOCCAdlNkeEo8h8F9r2se3Ca5QJzdnoE6j2wPIRk2vi2GtSHkgtiLQxNaYrwOUWHMnT_DD84dgxpqh2a7fXnd3u2l0_vldUettuxLMAtChrJLQB03WyCzj4CwxQCaVcrKEP1_vD1JS3bgtml7kwwtbskp3jE1jcGx0gmLI4SVTPTot1-poxblh4DamW3ESBpV-Z-qoykNnkb-qAoq55Zuv264R76VfrNHYE9FcHOoOIS9iwO7Ojyk2IxLuDLWGA9GvqJ68PWIcHmKokxRSzTmIdjpQgQ-XN3Ob1jBLEjWmx580A&__tn__=-R This is the desperation that Europe continues to ignore. Names, stories, identities, hopes, dreams,…
Land and Sea: Rights Denied Everywhere
The clock had just struck two when the head of our mission came to tell me there was a dinghy drifting a few miles from the ship. Just a few hours before we had been told a dinghy had capsized,…
This Is The Desperation That Europe Continues To Ignore
This is the desperation that Europe continues to ignore.
“Here Are My Scars” – The Stories of Those Rescued by Open Arms
On the Open Arms vessel, our cultural mediator Bader, who helped staff with the search and rescue, listened to the terrible testimonies of the 44 people rescued from a small wooden boat on Sunday night. Among them is 16-year-old ‘A':…
World Mental Health Day
Violence leaves scars. Not only physical, but mental ones too. We witness this first-hand at our clinics in southern Italy, where we offer free psychological support. Many of our patients there are migrants who have endured unimaginable suffering on their…
01/09/2019. Teresa and EMERGENCY
"If everyone of us did our bit, the world would be a better place without us even realising it". Teresa Sarti Strada Today we remember Teresa, EMERGENCY’s first President. There’s a thread that links Teresa to all the people you…
EMERGENCY Onboard the Open Arms Vessel to Rescue People in Need.
We reiterate: ‘People first’. Always.
EMERGENCY: “War Cannot Be Humanized. It Can Only Be Abolished…”
"War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished." – Albert Einstein