News about: Explosive weapons
An accident at Kareem’s home became a safety lesson 10/30/26
11-year-old Kareem nearly cost his family everything when he unkowingly brought back home an explosive ordnance. He is now teaching other children in Gaza to stay away from explosive ordnance.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
Gaza: Rehabilitation needs outpace aid access 10/27/26
Tens of thousands of people in Gaza live with life-changing injuries. HI continues to support people in appalling conditions.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
Humanity & Inclusion Partners with ARTICLE22 to Support Mine Action Through Jewelry Sales 10/22/26
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) partners with ARTICLE22 to turn war remnants into handcrafted jewelry, with a portion of sales supporting mine action, explosive ordnance clearance, and survivor assistance.
- International
- Laos
HI clears unexploded ordnance in the Bekaa Valley 10/20/26
The shelling of villages, which sometimes hits ammunition depots, causes heavy contamination and exposes residents to danger.
- Lebanon
Moving forward after the unthinkable 10/06/26
HI's team works with Yasser, who was heavily injured in an airstrike that killed his wife and children.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
Nesma walks again after amputation 09/30/26
Nesma is one of thousands of people in Gaza injured and maimed by an airstrike. Recovering, learning to walk again, and rethinking life is a long process. But HI is with them.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
Ayman recovers from a terrible landmine accident 09/14/26
Ayman, a double amputee, can now move freely again with support from HI.
- Yemen
Mayra, a deminer: doing her part to protect the land and its people 09/14/26
Mayra Rosero is a deminer in Colombia, in the department of Nariño. She loves her homeland and works every day to make it safe, building a future for her community.
- Colombia
Elacides, a mine survivor who became a role model in his community 08/21/26
At 29, Elacides works tirelessly every day to spread a message of hope and inclusion within his community and beyond. This is the story of a young man who has never given up.
- Colombia
People trapped by explosive ordnance in Yemen 08/19/26
Since August 2025, HI has cleared 58 sites and made safe 119 pieces of explosive ordnance — mortars, rockets, and air bombs among them — along Yemen's heavily contaminated west coast.
- Yemen
Shepherds are often the first victims of landmines in Syria 08/19/26
In the countryside of Deir Ezzor, grazing your sheep can be deadly, as landmines are everywhere and spare no one. Mohammad, 20, tells his story.
- Syria
Spend a week with a prosthetist in Syria 08/19/26
On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, to honor aid workers, Prosthetist and Orthotist in Syria, Yeti, tells us about his work and daily life in the country:
- Syria
Injured by a mine, Khaled was unable to work and feed his family 08/05/26
Yemen is a poor country. Most people live off the land. When they become victims of landmines, like Khaled did, their lives are turned upside down.
- Yemen
Abdul Majid took the risk of removing a landmine himself 07/27/26
Abdul was injured by a mine he was trying to clear himself. His story shows how desperate people are to have their land cleared.
- Syria
Ihor learns how to care for his amputated arm 06/30/26
Ihor Lashyn lost his arm in a shelling. HI provided him with rehabilitation to help manage pain and exercise safely.
- Ukraine
