INTERSOS - Humanitarian Organization

In Lebanon, movement has become extremely challenging due to ongoing bombings and rising instability. Despite severe logistical obstacles, we have managed to provide assistance to 25,000 people. A total of 109 staff members have been forced to leave their homes, experiencing firsthand the hardship faced by the communities we support. In response, we have initiated emotional support sessions at our bases in the Bekaa Valley and the South, offering a safe space to process the traumas caused by this conflict.

This is what remains of the building where our Tyre office was located, which we left for security reasons a few months before it was destroyed in continued indiscriminate bombing of entire neighbourhoods and towns in South Lebanon. We have been working in Tyre and the South of Lebanon since 2006, and although nothing compares to the loss of human life, losing the place that our teams shared for many years is heartbreaking to us all. Nowadays, over 100 of our staff and their families are displaced by the war. The anxiety and uncertainty over what they will find once they return to their homes is difficult to describe. Civilians and civilian infrastructure, including humanitarian workers, must always be protected in accordance with International Humanitarian Law. #ceasefirenow

What is the "ghetto" of Borgo Mezzanone? Despite existing for over twenty years in southern Italy, in Apulia, this “non-city” is relatively unknown. When it does make the news, it is often due to fires or accidents in the shacks, that have sometimes taken the lives of those who live there. In Foggia, we asked our colleagues on the ground to shed light on this vast informal settlement, which, during the summer tomato harvesting season, becomes home to around 3,000 people. https://lnkd.in/dRthrNPz

We're proud to have participated in the Crisis Management Centre's Annual Conference, where we talked about the technology behind humanitarian response and how we can balance digital transformation with the changing demands brought about by climate change. https://lnkd.in/d_eQWnGm

We are horrified to see the intensity of violence in Gaza and Lebanon continuing. Over the past 24 hours over 140 people were killed by Israeli bombing of residential buildings in Gaza, and over 60 people in Bekaa Valley of Lebanon. This comes on top of the continued indiscriminate bombing and destruction of entire civilian neighbourhoods and towns in South Lebanon, along with the use of phosphorous munitions that is rendering the areas uninhabitable and inaccessible to aid workers. Civilians are not a target. #ceasefirenow

They call it an emergency, but the numbers tell a different story. In 2023, just over 23,000 unaccompanied foreign minors arrived in Italy, slightly more than the year before. Yet, these young people continue to be treated as if they were part of a crisis, with new laws that undermine their rights and put their well-being at serious risk. In the 2024 Immigration Statistical Dossier, presented today by Centro Studi e Ricerche IDOS and to which we have contributed, we reiterate the need for policies that put the protection of migrant children first. https://lnkd.in/dnhqABcb

Without UNRWA’s ability to continue providing life-saving humanitarian assistance and other services, the unprecedented levels of suffering of the population of Gaza will become even more catastrophic. The world and the UN must urgently stand by UNRWA and protect it from implementation of this bill. Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

We call on world leaders to act urgently to protect UNRWA from the unprecedented and dangerous attacks it faces from the Israeli Government. The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee passed two bills on 6 October 2024 aimed at ceasing UNRWA’s operations. This could see UNRWA evicted from premises it has held for over 70 years and have its immunities revoked, severely blocking its ability to provide essential services such as healthcare and education to millions of Palestine refugees. This reckless move threatens to dismantle the backbone of the international humanitarian operation in Gaza, aggravating an already catastrophic crisis. https://lnkd.in/d3sytBRC

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Although global vaccination efforts have dramatically decreased polio cases worldwide, the virus still poses a threat, especially in the contexts of conflicts and instability. In Gaza, polio came back in the past year while relentless bombing is disrupting the vaccination plans, leaving the youngest population defenseless against a preventable disease. In Yemen and Afghanistan, where polio continues to pose a threat due to fragile health systems, our teams carry out vaccination programs targeting the most vulnerable communities in remote and hard-to-reach areas where the disease continues to spread. #WorldPolioDay https://lnkd.in/dW2EQjWK