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700,000 people have fled bombing in Ukraine 03/02/22

Since February 24, 2022 which marked the beginning of a large-scale military conflict in Ukraine, cities across the country have been the target of devastating weapons strikes.

  • Ukraine

"I am proud to contribute to solving the problem of contamination in Laos." 03/02/22

Lamngueun joined Humanity & Inclusion in 2006 as an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) expert. Today, she manages an 8-person clearance team. She shares with us her experience:

  • Laos

“I exercised hard to walk with prostheses. They really changed my life.” 02/15/22

Hashim was hit by a mortar in Syria. Doctors had to amputate both of his legs. He was 18. He now lives in Jordan. Hashim shares his story with us:

  • Jordan

Yemen: “I am shocked by the diversity of the contamination.” 02/14/22

After 7 years of war, Yemen is heavily contaminated by explosive remnants of war including improvised explosive devices. Humanity & Inclusion will soon launch a campaign to raise awareness within population on the danger of these weapons. Interview with Douglas Kalima, Humanity & Inclusion Risk Education Expert in Yemen.

  • Yemen

The fight against landmines is not over 02/01/22

Enacted 25 years ago, the Mine Ban Treaty has been a major step forward in international humanitarian law. But there is a long way to go to eradicate landmines.

  • International

Afghanistan: More than 100 people a week at the Kandahar rehabilitation center 01/31/22

Mohamad Rasool manages Humanity & Inclusion (HI)'s programs in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where HI has been running a rehabilitation center since 1996. Rasool shares the current dire humanitarian situation.

  • Afghanistan

Myanmar has fallen in a deep humanitarian crisis 01/27/22

Since the events of February 2021, the humanitarian situation has deeply deteriorated in Myanmar.

  • Myanmar

Surviving a bombing is a miracle 01/14/22

Anfal is a mental health worker with Humanity & Inclusion in Iraq. She used to live in Mosul, which was bombed in 2017. Anfal and her family survived an airstrike that hit their house. 

  • Iraq

HI celebrates 24 years since Nobel Peace Prize 12/07/21

On 10 December 1997, Humanity & Inclusion was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Twenty-four years on, the fight to protect civilians continues.

  • International

Lebanon: 1 million square meters cleared by HI over 10 years 12/03/21

The Lebanese authorities officially hand over lands cleared by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) to residents in Northern Lebanon on December 8. Head of the HI clearance operations, Mohamad Kaakour, explains HI’s work.

  • Lebanon

Demining activities bring hope back to communities 11/24/21

Five years after the end of the Colombian armed conflict, tens of thousands of landmines are still threatening people's lives. More and more women are taking on the task of removing them.

  • Colombia

"Please don't forget Afghanistan in this difficult time" 11/22/21

Mohammad Rasool is base coordinator for Humanity & Inclusion in Afghanistan, managing our work in Kandahar and Nimroz provinces where our teams are providing rehabilitation and psychosocial support. In this interview, Mohammad describes the situation on the ground at the moment.

  • Afghanistan

HI trains and supports mine clearance specialists in Cambodia 10/21/21

HI trains mine clearance specialists from the Cambodia Self-Help Demining (CSHD) association, which has already cleared 7 km2 of land since 2008, equivalent to 70 football fields.

  • Cambodia

"No safe recovery": New report on Iraq and explosive weapons 10/12/21

Published on 13th October, Humanity & Inclusion’s report “No safe recovery: The impact of Explosive Ordnance contamination on affected populations in Iraq” paints a harrowing picture of the daily lives of Iraqis.

  • United Kingdom
  • International
  • Iraq

Reducing the impact of conflict 09/14/21

Humanity & Inclusion’s Armed Violence Reduction department supervises clearance, risk education, conflict transformation programs - activities that play a vital role in the reconstruction of countries after war.

  • International

 

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