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HI continues activities in Afghanistan 09/07/21

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is steadily resuming its activities in four provinces - Herat, Kunduz, Kandahar and Nimroz. After more than 30 years of war, the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are immense.

  • Afghanistan

Life is returning to normal in Chad 09/01/21

From weapons clearance to helping individuals set up their own business, HI has stepped up its actions in aid of the population of northern Chad with the aim of promoting development in the region.

  • Chad

More and more people are forcibly displaced from home 06/17/21

More than 80 million in the world are forcibly displaced, according to the last figures of the United Nations refugee agency

  • International

Russia and the United States: Main perpetrators of civilian harm caused by airstrikes 06/14/21

Russian President Putin and US President Biden met on Wednesday 16 June in Geneva. Humanity & Inclusion (HI) reminds that Russia and the US are among the main perpetrators of civilian harm caused by airstrikes.

  • International

25 years of weapons clearance activities in Laos 06/14/21

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) launched its weapons clearance operations in Laos in June 1996. Twenty-five years on, the organization continues to help decontaminate the country.

  • Laos

Gaza: Making people aware of the danger of unexploded ordnance 05/28/21

The ceasefire reached between Gaza and Israel continues to hold, after 11 days of bombing. But the threat to civilians is not over - hundreds of unexploded bombs can still pose a danger as people return home to areas that were bombed.

  • Occupied Palestinian Territory

members of Congress in Europe against bombing of civilians 05/27/21

More than 170 members of 4 national parliaments call on governments to make a firm and concrete commitment to the fight against the bombing in populated areas.

  • International

Chad: HI achieved a world-first in humanitarian mine action 05/26/21

In March 2021, HI finalized its two-year drone experimentation in Northern Chad with its partners Mobility Robotics and FlyingLabs Côte d’Ivoire.

  • International
  • Chad

No heavy explosive weapons in populated areas should be the norm 05/25/21

Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres calls States to reach an international agreement against human suffering caused by bombing in populated areas.

  • International
  • Yemen
  • Syria
  • Afghanistan


Adbullah receives support from HI in Yemen 03/18/21

Abdullah is 12 years old. In December 2019, he was seriously injured in an airstrike when he was playing outside with his friends. Humanity & Inclusion (HI) have supported Abdullah since the attack. This is his story.

  • Yemen

Mohamad's Story: “I had a one-in-a-hundred chance of survival" 03/03/21

Mohamad is one of thousands of victims who have experienced the impact of bombing in populated areas. After an explosion hit near his home in 2012, he became paralyzed from the waist down. This is Mohamad's story of how he has learned to rebuild his life with support from Humanity & Inclusion (HI).

  • Jordan
  • Syria

“I feel blessed to walk again" 03/01/21

Malik was just 13 years old when his home in Syria was bombed. From having his leg amputated to attending rehabilitation sessions and focusing on his mental health, the road to recovery has been long. Humanity & Inclusion's (HI) team in Jordan have supported Malik throughout this journey.

  • Jordan

Ten years of conflict in Syria will take at least two generations to rebuild 02/22/21

After a decade of war, Syria has been contaminated by explosive remnants on a scale experts have never seen before. When the conflict ends, the complex work of clearing weapons and rebuilding the country will begin. Emmanuel Sauvage, Director of Armed Violence Reduction at Humanity & Inclusion (HI), tells us more.

  • Syria

While picking olives, Salam touched a piece of metal. It was a bomb. 02/16/21

At just 5 years old, Salam was picking olives in the field by her home in Syria when she found a strange piece of metal, a small bomb.

  • Jordan
  • Syria

 

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