The Humanitarian Crisis is Bosnia is Ongoing

The call for donations has been renewed by Emmaus Italy in order to support the thousands of homeless refugees and to open a day centre in Bosnia, where a humanitarian crisis persists.

The media interest in the situation of the refugees in the Una-Sana region of Bosnia has waned. After having visited the Lipa camp, near Bihac, it seemed that the motivation of Italy’s MEPs to encourage the European Parliament to take action was also fading. And yet the overall situation in the camp has not improved. Hundreds and hundreds of people still have no access to running water, electricity or decent toilets in the camp, forcing many of them to seek refuge in abandoned factories or in the woods. There is only one tent where the refugees can sit down in the warm and enjoy a meal.

The italian Emmaus movement is renewing the call for donations sent out in late 2020 – let’s take action to ensure that these people are not forgotten.

Bosnia Herzegovina Defending human rights / Migration News

EAPN

EAPN is the biggest European network of national, regional and local networks. It includes NGOs which fight against poverty, grassroots groups and European organisations that actively fight against poverty and social exclusion.

EAPN has 31 national networks and 13 European organisations as its members. Emmaus Europe became a member of EAPN in 2018.

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Romania

The Romania Collective

The Romania collective unites the Emmaus groups from Romania and all other European groups who are interested in the development of the movement in this country are also invited to these meetings. The collective provides support to those who wish to launch new Emmaus groups in Romania.

This collective was initially created to organise the solidarity initiatives led amongst the three Romanian groups and with other European Emmaus groups (notably in France, Switzerland and the UK) who had strong ties to Emmaus in Romania. The collective has now become the main opportunity for the Romanian groups to meet and hold debates. Recently the collective supported the creation of a national organisation for Emmaus in Romania as well as discussing how to provide greater visibility to Emmaus’ struggles in the country.

Reports of the Meetings

You can find reports of the meetings of the Romania collective below. If you would like more information about a past or future meeting then please get in touch with the secretariat of Emmaus Europe.

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Poland-Ukraine

The Poland-Ukraine Collective

The Poland-Ukraine collective covers the Emmaus groups from Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine. All other European groups who are interested in the development of the movement in this region are also invited to these meetings.

This collective was initially created to provide support to new groups being created in Poland and Ukraine. Several groups, from various European countries, showed great commitment to helping these new groups. More recently the collective has allowed Emmaus to establish a presence in Georgia, Latvia and Lithuania and has helped further groups to be launched in Poland and Ukraine. The collective plays an important role in helping to structure the new groups being created in the region.

Reports of the Meetings

You can find reports of the meetings of the Poland-Ukraine collective below. If you would like more information about a past or future meeting then please get in touch with the secretariat of Emmaus Europe.

The Geographical Collectives