Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: on the frontline to support victims
On the night between 5 and 6 February, a catastrophic earthquake with an epicentre close to the city of Gaziantep, Türkiye, hit large parts of south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria. With a magnitude of 7.8, the earthquake was also felt in several Middle Eastern...
Annual Activity Report 2022
Annual Activity Report 2022
Gender-based violence: after years of abuse, Naomi seeks a future in Greece Copy
She fled Nigeria and terrible suffering
Our staff met her in Athens, where they help her with food distribution and psychosocial support
Gender-based violence: after years of abuse, Naomi seeks a future in Greece
She fled Nigeria and terrible suffering
Our staff met her in Athens, where they help her with food distribution and psychosocial support
“Protection for All Minors” – A new initiative of INTERSOS
Network for Children’s Rights implements the new program “Protection for All Minors” funded by the humanitarian organization INTERSOS
For refugees and asylum seekers residing on Lesvos, mental health remains an invisible vulnerability
Lesvos, May 24, 2022 POLICY NOTE For refugees and asylum seekers residing on Lesvos, mental health remains an invisible vulnerability Recomendations Since 2015, several reports [1] have shed light on the shortcomings of mental health support offered to asylum...
INTERSOS Hellas and PRAKSIS work together to vaccinate vulnerable groups
INTERSOS Hellas works with PRAKSIS to ensure that all our fellow human beings who do not have access to the National Health System will have the opportunity to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic. Utilizing the many years of experience, the stable structures...
INTERSOS Hellas on Radio Athens 9.84 about the clash in Ukraine
Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas,spoke with the journalist Katerina Papavasileiou on the radio station 9.84, with reference to what is happening on the front of the war in Ukraine, the caravans of refugees crossing the Ukrainian-Moldovan...
INTERSOS Hellas on the 98.4 radio about the challenges of Ukrainian refugee travel
Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, spoke with the journalist Giorgos Sahinis on the radio station 98.4, discussing about the critical hours experienced by the displaced from Ukraine, their journey to Moldavia and to other neighboring...
INTERSOS Hellas on Kokkino radio 105.5 about the Russo-Ukrainian war
Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, joined Kokkino 105,5’ s radio show to speak with the journalist Nikos Xydakis about the war in Ukraine and the mission of INTERSOS there. «The refugees from Ukraine experience an optimistic political...
Refugees from Ukraine at the center of INTERSOS actions
Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, joined the show “Contradictions on Crete TV” of the television station "Crete TV" in order to speak with the journalist Giorgos Sahinis where he analyzed issues related to the fierce war that affects Ukraine...
INTERSOS Hellas on ERT radio 103.7 about the Russian-Ukrainian crisis
On March 5th, 2021, Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, joined ERT’s 103,7 s radio show “#Namaste 2o programma” to speak with the journalist Ioanna Niaoti about the war in Ukraine and the mission of INTERSOS there. «Here on the...
INTERSOS Hellas on “Alpha 98. 9” about the Ukrainian issue
Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, spoke with the journalist Dina Moschou on “Alpha Radio 98. 9”, focusing on the war situation in Ukraine and the people of the country who are going through dark hours. «It is one of the most difficult...
INTERSOS Hellas on SKAI radio about the war front in Ukraine
On March 14, 2021, Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, joined SKAI 100.3’ s radio show “Stigmiotypa” (meaning: Snapshots) in order to speak with the journalist Vasilis Koufopoulos focusing on the critical hours that refugees from Ukraine are...
INTERSOS Hellas on SBS Greek about the ragging war in Ukraine
“Too many children stayed for long periods in shelters in order to survive from the bombing. And many of these children do not speak, they have lost their speech, they have lost contact with the environment. And when mothers bring these children to the doctor's office...
INTERSOS Hellas on Al Jazeera about the Russia-Ukraine conflict
«According to my opinion, these are not refugee crises, these are policy-made crises or management crises. These responses come from various governments that on the one hand have pushed refugees back and simultaneously welcome others». Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive...
INTERSOS Hellas talks about the most vulnerable victims of war, children
«We were there from the first hours after the bombings and set up our own medical practice with doctors, psychologists and sociologists. Children arriving at the reception center in the Kortsova area, an old shopping mall, are in a state of shock. They do not talk...
INTERSOS Hellas on “Kathimerini” about Intersos’ mission in Ukraine
«Our teams are located both on the Ukrainian-Polish border and on those of Moldova, where we provide services with the help of mediators (not just interpreters, they also mediate in terms of culture). The psychological problems are very intense, as the families are...
INTERSOS Hellas on ΑΝΑ-MPA for the crisis in Ukraine
«When things calm down, this solidarity will fade. Volunteering is the best practice to which someone can turn and contribute, but it must be directly supported by a state mechanism». Dr. Apostolos Veizis, Executive Director of INTERSOS Hellas, discussed with the...
Open Letter: Denying food: instead of receiving protection people go hungry on EU soil
JOINT OPEN LETTER To: THE GREEK PRIME MINISTER, MR. KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS MINISTER OF MIGRATION AND ASYLUM, MR. NOTIS...
One year since Moria’s fire… A dark anniversary
1 year after Moria’s fire. Exactly one year ago, a fire destroyed the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. On that occasion, the Greek and European authorities had promised that reception conditions would be improved. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva...
At the heart of INTERSOS’ effort is the pulse of humanitarian action
These are the images we face every day ... Support our work because together we can change them by changing the lives of thousands of people for the better! Since 1992, INTERSOS, through its missions around the world, has helped millions of people to be survive in...
In the Ghettos in Foggia, between COVID-19 and Unfulfilled Regularization Promises
In Italy, foreign seasonal workers are increasingly excluded from society and the health system. In addition to the problems of labor exploitation and housing precariousness there is also COVID-19 The summer season is approaching and the informal settlements in the...
How long will it take to fight the global food crisis?
Only 26 hours of military spending is enough for something so big INTERSOS and more than 200 non-governmental organizations are actively participating in the universal call of the ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies) to all the leaders of the world for a...
ICVA’ s Open Letter to all states for immediate action against hunger
We support the #ICVA initiative and send an Open Letter to all states and their leaders to act immediately! Today, 270 million people around the world are facing hunger, malnutrition or hunger! We call on governments to devote a single day of military spending to...