Médecins Sans Frontières remains close to populations in the most difficult conditions. In Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it operates hospitals and works in camps for displaced persons. At its side, the Veolia Foundation is stepping up its efforts to improve access to drinking water.
Two Veoliaforce experts were mobilized for a mission to the heart of refugee and displaced persons camps in Eastern Chad. Faced with a major humanitarian emergency, they supported the UNHCR, the UN agency in charge of protecting displaced populations and refugees, to improve drinking water supplies.
A look back at recent collaborations with the Norwegian Refugee Council, the French Red Cross and the Bioforce Institute, while new Veoliaforce volunteers have just been trained in this area.
Meet A Travers les Murs (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Projet Solidaire d'Échange et de Partage au Sénégal (PSEPS, Icam) and Solidarité France-Népal (ESCP).
Severe storms hit southern Brazil, prompting a response from Veolia teams based in Brazil in coordination with the Veolia Foundation. Water treatment equipment and humanitarian emergency experts were mobilized to help the stricken population.
Find out more about the skills sponsorship projects carried out around the world, the projects supported in France and abroad, the authors honoured in 2023, the student initiatives rewarded...
Federico Soda, IOM Director of Operations, and David Poinard, Managing Director of the Veolia Foundation, signed the agreement on April 26, 2024.
A collaboration between UNICEF and the Veolia Foundation
10th World Water Forum
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In Bali, Indonesia, the 10th edition of the World Water Forum opens with several hundred participants to make water an absolute priority. With its institutional partners and NGOs present on site, the Veolia Foundation is promoting a partnership approach to better respond to humanitarian needs that are more pressing than ever.