In the Sulaymaniyah region there is only one hospital specialized in the creation of prosthetics for amputated limbs. EMERGENCY, an Italian NGO, founded it to respond to a demand that was growing significantly. Iraq, according to the “Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor”, is one of the countries most contaminated in the world by mines and war remnants. Most of these devices were manufactured by European and North American companies.
Photo copyright: © Gianmarco Sicuro for EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY is an independent and neutral international organisation founded in 1994 to provide free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines and poverty. EMERGENCY promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect for human rights. Since 1994 EMERGENCY has been working in 21 countries all over the world offering free, high-quality health care services to those in need according to the principles of equality, quality and social responsibility. Since its creation EMERGENCY has been healing 13 million people.
Giammarco Sicuro is an international correspondent and war photojournalist for Italy’s national public broadcaster, RAI.
He has been with RAI since 2008, covering major national and international events—from the Amatrice earthquake and the Costa Concordia shipwreck to the terrorist attacks in London, Manchester, and Berlin. His work has also taken him to Venezuela to report on the humanitarian crisis and across several continents to cover the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, he reported on the war in Ukraine, covering both sides of the conflict from Russia and Kyiv, and from the frontlines in the Donbas region.
In addition to field reporting, Sicuro has anchored Uno Mattina Estate, a morning talk show on RAI. Over the years, he has received numerous accolades, including the International Marco Luchetta Prize, the Cutuli Award, and the Chatwin Prize for his debut book L’anno dell’Alpaca (The Year of the Alpaca).
In 2023, he published Grano. Storie e volti di una guerra vicina (Grain: Stories and Faces of a Nearby War), focused on the Ukrainian conflict. That same year, he presented a photographic exhibition in collaboration with UNICEF Italy titled Can You Smile for Me. L’infanzia sperduta at the MAXXI Museum in Rome.
In 2025, Sicuro released In viaggio con Isa, a children’s book published by Mondadori. He is currently reporting on the Middle East crisis, with a particular focus on Syria and Palestine.
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