Syria remains in a highly critical situation, with over 16.5 million people in need across the country. Destroyed homes, closed schools, and entire families forced to survive without water, food, or healthcare—among them, millions of children facing an uncertain future. The recent change of authority on 8 December has further destabilised a country already ravaged […]
ContinueUnexpected events causing material and human losses: natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, etc.), wars, epidemics, famines.
Resilient Agriculture in Iran: CESVI Supports Afghan Refugees in Facing Climate Change
Iran, often overlooked in the context of migration crises, has hosted refugees from Afghanistan for over 40 years. According to UNHCR, the country currently accommodates more than 4.5 million Afghans, making it the world’s leading host nation, with new arrivals continuing daily. Many of these refugees have settled in semi-urban and rural areas, finding work […]
ContinueThe educational crisis in Myanmar: The European Union and CESVI together to secure a future for children in emergencies
For years, Myanmar has been affected by a devastating humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi last September and the ongoing escalation of internal conflicts. The typhoon caused severe damage to infrastructure, including numerous school buildings, disrupting education for around 300,000 children. Added to this are health risks, such as diarrhoea, dengue, […]
ContinueUrgent Statement: Northern Gaza is Being Erased – Global Leaders Must Act Now to End Israel’s Atrocities
The Israeli forces’ assault on Gaza has escalated to a horrifying level of atrocity. Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map. Under the guise of “evacuation,” Israeli forces have ordered the forced displacement of an estimated 400,000 Palestinians trapped in northern Gaza, including Gaza City. This is not an evacuation—this is forced displacement under […]
ContinueAIDA Statement: One year of devastation: marking the unprecedented atrocity crimes and suffering in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
As we mark one year of devastation and the collective punishment of an entire civilian population, we stand in collective mourning and condemnation of the atrocity crimes committed over the past 12 months. It is not too late for the global community to act. We urge leaders to implement a ceasefire, protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access, secure the release of hostages and unlawfully detained civilians, address the conflict’s root causes, fully uphold international law including halting the export of arms to warring parties ensure accountability by triggering international mechanisms, and support investigations into these atrocities, and genuinely work towards an end of Israel’s illegal occupation. The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA)
ContinueCeasefireNOW: NGO appeal and 4th Gaza Humanitarian Access Snapshot
INGOs have expressed severe concern today over the imminent collapse of the humanitarian response in Gaza, which would leave millions of civilians without aid.
ContinueClimate Crisis: CESVI and LifeGate launch the podcast ‘Borena: The Land Without Rain’ by Valerio Nicolosi
Created by Valerio Nicolosi, produced by LifeGate and CESVI, the six episodes, available on major streaming platforms from 20th May, narrate the effects of five missed rainy seasons in a region where the population used to live off pastoralism and agriculture, but now has nothing left. In Borena, since the beginning of 2021, over half […]
ContinueCatastrophic hunger in Gaza. To counter it CESVI distributes 18 tonnes of life-saving food
‘The situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and continues to worsen: famine is looming and children are starving. We never imagined that we would have to bring life-saving food to the gates of Europe,’ said Roberto Vignola, Deputy General Manager of CESVI Foundation. We at CESVI have recently brought 18 tonnes of Plumpy’Nut to Gaza […]
ContinueGaza: our therapeutic food cargo against the dramatic hunger crisis
We at CESVI have finally entered Gaza from Rafah with a shipment of 18 tons of therapeutic food to save the lives of thousands of children, 80% of the total estimated 4,000 children in a state of extreme malnutrition. It has been a race against time, but now we are preparing for distribution.
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