On 7th December, at the 2021 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit organized by the government of Japan, the European Union (EU) committed at least 2.5 billion euros for nutrition programming by 2024. The EU’s contribution to the fight against malnutrition is extremely timely and desperately needed. Following the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
ContinueInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The story of Palucia and Dalo Leo
Palucia is a 22-year-old young mother. While her baby of 9 months, Dalo Leo, is sleeping – “an active and intelligent boy who requires much attention”, according to his mother – we can interview her with a little more calm. Palucia has a bright smile, that reflects her finally peaceful mind: Her tragic past is […]
ContinueA tale of two fathers: Cesvi and IMC’s coordinated response to complex needs
“Wallah (I swear to God), I am grateful. For nine months we hadn’t paid rent and we were afraid had Cesvi not supported us with our rent, the landlord would have thrown us out”. Father of four, Osman – a 57-year-old Sudanese ceramic worker – sits in Cesvi’s office in Misrata and speaks with our […]
ContinuePakistan: A fresh start for Sahib
Dande Darpa Khel is a village in tehsil Miran Shah, North Waziristan. In 2014, the little town was severely affected by the instabilities in north-western Pakistan, which forced over 5 million people into displacement in the whole country, including the 17,500 inhabitants of Dande Darpa Khel, who could come back to their village only in […]
ContinueThe EU Delegation visits Tripoli’s Baity Center
In Libya, due to the protracted armed conflict, political and economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF estimates that nearly 1.3 million people, including 468,000 children, require humanitarian assistance. Children and their families are experiencing a fast deterioration in public services – especially in the fields of education and health –, higher food and fuel prices due […]
ContinueDefeating hunger as an antidote for war: Cesvi in Iraqi Kurdistan
The 2021 Global Hunger Index, presented by Cesvi Foundation on the 14th of October, underlines how the link between conflicts, climate change and COVID-19 has an extremely negative impact on the fight against hunger. Iraq is an emblematic case of how these “three Cs” cause severe food insecurity, a country where Cesvi has been working […]
Continue2021 Global Hunger Index: Three Cs are starving the world
“The fight against hunger is dangerously out of track. It is urgent to break the cycle of hunger and conflict with which they fuel one another. Without peace, it is unlikely that global hunger will be eradicated. With no food security, there could never be lasting peace. Similarly, it is necessary to intervene on the […]
ContinueIn Myanmar, Cesvi continues to stand by the side of the most vulnerable
Amidst a global pandemic, the political crisis and the effects of climate change, Cesvi stands by the side of the people of the Dry Zone in Myanmar. Over the past two years, the people of Myanmar have been facing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic which affected more than 450,000 people and caused over 17,000 […]
Continue“Clean water at our doorstep”
In June 2014, instabilities in north-western Pakistan forced over 5 million people into displacement, leaving their homes and all their belongings in the hope of finding shelter and safety in neighbouring regions. Among them, there were also the 2,320 inhabitants of the small village of Gul Akram Kot, in North Waziristan. Following the unrest, they […]
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