…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?
Iraq: “I’ll Try To Tell You In Simple Words …”
This is how I approach my work and my life, with the hope of being able to return soon to Qamishlo, in my Syria.
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 would often tell myself, ‘If other people have done it before, so can you!’ and in the end I really did it.
Afghanistan: Reports from Lashkar-gah
Meanwhile, a question will stay with us: if you lose your facial features, how do you remain yourself?
10th December: Human Rights Day
To really change things, you have to choose which side to take. A right denied to one person is a right denied to all. HUMAN RIGHTS - ALWAYS. #HumanRightsDay
Our Bodies are Maps of Pain
The rocky mountains around Sulaymaniyah are capped with snow. Rain beats on the door of every house and on the roof of EMERGENCY’s Rehabilitation Centre. Samad leaves his tailor’s workshop and comes over to us, taking care on his prostheses…
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.