On Tuesday, November 20, the city of Goma in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, fell to the M23 militia (M23), following clashes with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

Handicap International has deployed emergency response teams in Haiti to bring aid to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy hit Cuba at dawn on October 25, destroying homes and crops, and displacing thousands of people.

Patrick Senia is Handicap International's Program Director in Haiti. He sent this update following Tropical Storm Isaac's landfall in Haiti:

Tropical storm Washi hit the South of the Philippines in December 2011, devastating the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

When tropical storm Washi pounded ashore in December 2011, affecting the lives of 1.1 million people, Handicap International took immediate action and provided emergency aid to the victims.

On Friday Dec. 16, 2011, tropical storm Washi brought 10 hours of torrential rains that triggered disastrous flash flooding across Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines.

The magnitude of the humanitarian crisis caused by Typhoon Washi – caught everybody off guard, killing more than 1,000 people.

Handicap International's emergency team is setting up an assessment mission to determine the specific needs of the population in Cagavan.

Handicap International sends emergency team to respond to the needs of the population affected by recent typhoons.