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INTERSOS launched its first project in Somalia where, shortly afterwards, it took over the regional hospital in Jowhar, the only medical centre in the entire Middle Shabelle region.
INTERSOS intervened in Central and Northern Bosnia, responding to the needs of the war-affected population. It also launched operations in Mozambique to facilitate the return of refugees from Malawi.
INTERSOS opened missions in Burundi to help Rwandan refugees, and in Rwanda to support the National Health System and to facilitate the repatriation of refugees from Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).
INTERSOS intervened to help Chechen refugees fleeing to the Republic of Ingushetia by supplying, assembling, and equipping prefabricated houses. In Chechnya, in Grozny, INTERSOS supported the “Railway Hospital”.
The Mine Action Unit was created, first in Bosnia, then in Angola, Afghanistan, and Iraq, for humanitarian demining activities.
INTERSOS began its intervention in Albania with distributions of food and basic necessities, rehabilitation and equipping of hospitals and health centres, rehabilitation of schools, rural roads, and public buildings.
INTERSOS’ intervention in Angola began with food security projects, distribution of hygiene kits and basic necessities, programmes for the return of displaced persons, and demining activities.
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch, INTERSOS intervened in the Chinandega area with food security and reconstruction support programmes.
INTERSOS opened the mission in Eritrea to respond to drought emergencies.
INTERSOS started its mission in Afghanistan to assist the population with food security programmes, access to water, and treatment of malnutrition.
In Kosovo, INTERSOS started supporting a programme for the restoration and reconstruction of three mosques and the conservation of frescoes in several Orthodox churches.
INTERSOS began its intervention in Iraq with projects to assist the repatriation of Iraqi refugees from Iran and Saudi Arabia, the rehabilitation of medical facilities in Baghdad, mine clearance projects, and protection monitoring.
INTERSOS opened its missions in Sudan and Chad to support people fleeing Darfur.
INTERSOS responded to the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 with a reconstruction project in Mutur (North-East of the country).
INTERSOS opened its first base in South Sudan, in Bor, to provide assistance and protection, and in Lebanon to help the population in the Southern areas during and after the conflict with Israel.
INTERSOS complemented the project to support Afghan refugees in Pakistan and host communities with food distribution and the rehabilitation of water and social infrastructure.
Operations began in Yemen to assist refugees in camps and to help victims of human trafficking.
INTERSOS opened a mission in Mauritania, in Boghé, to support the repatriation of Mauritanians who had fled in the late 1980s. Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo also began.
INTERSOS began an emergency response to meet the needs of the victims of the violent earthquake in Haiti that destroyed the capital Port-auPrince.
INTERSOS launched its first intervention in Italy with the opening of the A28 Centre in Rome, a night centre for unaccompanied foreign minors in transit to Northern Europe.
INTERSOS opened a new mission in Jordan to provide humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in the country.
INTERSOS intensified its response to the Syrian conflict in the Middle East by supporting Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese populations. It intervened in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.
INTERSOS intervened for the first time in the country to assist the population affected by the violence caused by the internal conflict.
INTERSOS intervened in Nepal, in Kathmandu, following the earthquake. In the same year it began working, with travelling teams, on the Balkan route to assist refugees in transit to Northern Europe.
INTERSOS began its intervention in Greece, with itinerant teams in the reception camps set up between Thessaloniki and the border of North Macedonia, and also began operations in Nigeria, in the state of Borno, to provide emergency shelter and food security for displaced families.
The INTERSOS24, centre was established in Rome to offer protection to vulnerable migrant women and minors, together with a medical clinic and social activities for the Italian and foreign resident population.
INTERSOS began its intervention in Libya with child protection projects. The INTERSOS centre in Tripoli is located in the Suq-al-Juma district, an area with a high concentration of migrants.
Mission opened in Syria to assist the population affected by the civil war. Starts intervention in Niger, in the field of child protection and Education in Emergencies for refugees and asylum seekers.
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, INTERSOS readjusted its project activities in all missions and launched emergency health response programmes in the countries of intervention.
INTERSOS launched its support for the COVAX initiative for the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide.
INTERSOS immediately mobilised to respond to the Ukrainian crisis, first to assist refugees at the border with Poland and Moldova, and then in Ukraine itself, to provide medical assistance, protection, and psychosocial support.
In 2023, in the Zabout camp, we built 10,000 shelters and provided refuge from the extreme temperatures of the area for thousands of people displaced by the conflict.