Nine Months Old. She Arrived at the Port of Pozzallo.
'The little girl was the first off the ship, accompanied by her mum. She was in a very bad way, with dyspnea and arrhythmia.'
Earthquake in Iraq: EMERGENCY’s View
On Sunday evening, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern area of Iraq, on the border with Iran, causing hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.
Sudan: A 4,000km Journey for Aisha and Hawa
They come from Nigeria and arrive in Port Sudan in serious condition.
EMERGENCY Founder Gino Strada Receives 2017 Sunhak Peace Prize
Dr Strada received the prize in Seoul, South Korea.
Sicily: “They beat me in prison, and I was left there for three months.”
A newly-arrived refugee in Sicily describes the traumatic Mediterranean crossing.
Afghanistan: 30,000 Flee Villages in Helmand
As fighting intensifies, Helmandis are searching for safety in Lashkar-Gar.
PRESS RELEASE: EMERGENCY NGO & MOAS partner up to provide rescue and medical care to migrants in the Mediterranean
6th June 2016 A joint operation by EMERGENCY NGO, humanitarian organisation which provides medical care, and Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) is leaving Malta today aboard the Topaz Responder, a search and rescue vessel which will patrol the world’s deadliest migrant crossing: the central Mediterranean. More than 2.000 people have already died in 2016 attempting…
Migrant Response, Italy: Twelve Days In The Open Sea
Migrant Response, Italy: N. and H. both came ashore with their families, but on their boats there were around 100 Egyptian children who came alone.
ITALY: 200+ Migrants and Refugees land in Sicily, one on his birthday.
He came ashore with over 200 other migrants and refugees, but for him landing in Europe was especially momentous: it was his birthday.