…. We Begin 2020 With a Promise
In the face of conflict, our human spirit and solidarity will always endure.
Afghanistan: It’s Only Thanks To Them That I Haven’t Lost My Smile.
We had decided to leave forever, but I became a paraplegic at 23 years of age. What will we do now?
Afghanistan: Twenty Years of Work
Sometimes it's really tough, but we have no intention of stopping.
Afghanistan: ‘If Other People Have Done It Before, So Can You!
I trusted in myself and EMERGENCY but I admit, it wasn’t easy at the start.
Afghanistan: Reports from Lashkar-gah
Meanwhile, a question will stay with us: if you lose your facial features, how do you remain yourself?
AFGHANISTAN. ARMED RAIDS OF EMERGENCY FACILITIES VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW.
This is our mission. Trying to obstruct it is unacceptable and represents a serious violation of international humanitarian law, as well as putting thousands of victims’ lives at risk”, concludes Rossella Miccio, President of EMERGENCY.
Twenty Years Have Passed Since That First FAP Opened
So far, we have treated more than 5 million patients at our First Aid Posts (FAPs).
Afghanistan: Women’s Empowerment and the European Foundation Centre
Today, EMERGENCY launched its Maternity Report, ‘A Quiet Revolution’, in Brussels. The European Foundation Centre hosted the event, which served as an opportunity to discuss an underrepresented aspect of Afghanistan, something that we have been contributing to since 2003. Peace,…
World Children’s Day 2019
Date: 20/11/1989 Event: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The world's most widely ratified agreement ever is signed. Global leaders commit to protecting children’s rights. Date: 20/11/2019 Event: World Children's Day 30 years later, children around the…
Afghanistan: “You are part of the history of this valley…”
“You are part of the history of this valley in Afghanistan, just as blood is part of the human body,” they told us. In Panjshir, Shahzia recalls the fear she felt before she gave birth to two twins and the…