News about: Explosive weapons
After Syria bombing, Alia is her husband’s caregiver 09/26/23
Alia takes care of her husband, Mohammed, who uses a wheelchair. She tells us about her experience as a caregiver.
- Jordan
- Syria
After mine incident, Abed takes his first step in five years 09/21/23
Abed lost both of his legs in a mine accident in 2018 in Syria. Access to Humanity & Inclusion's rehabilitation services has changed his life.
- Syria
HI cleans up sulfur used to produce explosive devices 09/20/23
Near Raqqa, Syria, Humanity & Inclusion’s clearance team has cleaned up piles of sulfur, a chemical used to produce explosive devices.
- Syria
4 things you should know about bamboo 09/15/23
Bamboo grows naturally in about 20 of the countries in which Humanity & Inclusion works. A historic symbol of our operations, bamboo is regularly used by our teams, particularly in Asia.
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Bangladesh
Iraq: 'I demine to help my community' 09/05/23
Istabraq Lazim Muhammed joined Humanity & Inclusion's clearance team in Salah al Din, Iraq, earlier this year.
- Iraq
Chue Por, injured by a cluster munition at the age of 17 09/01/23
Chue Por is the survivor of a cluster munition explosion in which he lost his arm. With the support of Humanity & Inclusion, he has regained his mobility.
- Laos
Proud to clear lands for communities 08/28/23
Mawj Maad JarAllah joined the Humanity & Inclusion clearance team in Salah al Din, Iraq, earlier this year. She shares what motivates her work.
- Iraq
Mine clearance and the environment: HI is committed to preserving biodiversity in Colombia 08/25/23
In Colombia, Humanity & Inclusion is complementing its demining operations with a commitment to the environment.
- Colombia
Clearing land of explosive weapons leads to agricultural opportunity 08/23/23
In Lebanon, Humanity & Inclusion has just begun new clearance operations in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon province. Once released, the land – abandoned for the last 40 years – will be used for agriculture.
- Lebanon
After surviving mine explosion, prosthesis expert brings personal experience to job 08/14/23
Navin Raut specializes in the production of prostheses and orthoses—also known as artificial limbs and braces—with Humanity & Inclusion in Nepal. He talks about his journey from a young soldier requiring amputation to a prosthetics & orthotics (P&O) specialist.
- Nepal
Cultivating peace in a village freed from the threat of mines 08/11/23
In April 2023, Humanity & Inclusion declared the village of Santander de Quilichao in Colombia free of mines. After living in fear for 20 years, its residents are now getting on with their lives.
- Colombia
Dedicating his life to mine clearance: the journey of Aki Ra, a former child soldier 07/26/23
13 years after the trial of “Comrade Duch,” the Khmer Rouge torturer convicted of crimes against humanity, a former child soldier turned deminer tells his story.
- Cambodia
After airstrike spinal injury, Fatima dreams of walking again 06/28/23
Fatima Ahmed Arj, 20, was paralyzed from the waist down after her family’s apartment in west Mosul was hit by an airstrike in March 2017, causing damage to her spine.
- Iraq
The power of small drones in humanitarian demining 06/19/23
Humanity & Inclusion will attend the International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers on June 22-23, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Iraq
- Syria
- Laos
- Colombia
- Senegal
Protecting lives through explosive ordnance risk education in Ukraine 05/24/23
Olga Savchenko, explosive ordnance risk education project manager and Kaitlin Hodge, armed violence reduction specialist in Ukraine, explain how Humanity & Inclusion is raising the population’s awareness of the dangers linked to explosive devices and bombings.
- Ukraine
