THANKSGIVING 2019
To give or not to give? That is the question. Thanksgiving is a powerful day. People come together, feel united, and bridge boundaries. It is a day to consider one of the most powerful acts one can make – giving…
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,…
This Is The Desperation That Europe Continues To Ignore
“I thought I saw everything in Nigeria with Boko Haram. I thought I had endured the worst things in the world. But I was wrong. I hadn’t seen Libya yet. “ Traumatic shock, burns, gunshot wounds, hypothermia, and dehydration. This…
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…
Iraq: Here I’m Seeing The Future Which We Hope to Provide For All Our Projects.
I’m writing to share some good news with you. A few days ago, before I returned to the Ashti Camp for IDPs, I went from Barika, with Murad, Abu Malik, Raz and Andrea, to visit the healthcare centre for Syrian…
“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':…
Uganda: A Very Special Group Picture
This is a very special group picture… So many people who have planned, measured and built, with a will to achieve one unique goal: the right to treatment for everyone in need. We are on the construction site of our…
Uganda: “What Are You Planning On Doing With This Earth?”
Building work at our new Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Surgery in Entebbe, on the banks of Lake Victoria, continues at a cracking pace. After two and a half years of research, design, innovation and dedication, the outer structures are…
EMERGENCY presents the report ‘A QUIET REVOLUTION’ The EMERGENCY Anabah Maternity Centre and female empowerment.
‘A Quiet Revolution’ is EMERGENCY’s report analysing the impact that a free, specialist Maternity Centre can have on the health and societal role of the women who are part of it: both patients and staff.