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Monday 15 September marks 10 months since our Italian colleague Alberto Trentini and the Venezuelan driver Rafael Ubiel Hernandez Machado who was accompanying him were arbitrarily detained by the authorities in Caracas. We must not let up our efforts: together, we demand their release.

Cluster munitions are forbidden by the 2008 Oslo Treaty. But they are regularly used in Ukraine, mainly in populated areas. Volodymyr is one among hundred victims.

On the night of 31 August 2025, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan. Faced with considerable damage and humanitarian needs, HI is preparing to deploy its emergency response.

Injured by a mortar fuse, used during the conflict in Tigray, Mehari is now on his way to reconstruction and is developing its business.

At 70, Nanay Benita has only one fear: not being able to escape in the event of a climatic disaster. Thanks to the quad cane distributed by HI, she feels relieved.

HI is mobilising to help the Pakistani population cope with the disaster. Torrential rains, landslides, floods... The humanitarian needs are immense.

Carlos stepped on a landmine, a devastating consequence of the violence that shake Colombia. Now back on his feet, he is launching a livestock project to provide a sustainable income for his family.

In August 2022, Oleksandr was seriously injured in an air strike near Mykolaiv, in the south of Ukraine. Now paralysed from the waist down, he is embarking on a long rehabilitation journey with HI.

On 7 October 2023, a large-scale, indiscriminate attack by Hamas resulted in the deaths of at least 1,124 people and injured over 4,800. More than 250 people were taken hostage. Thereafter, Israel launched a wide-ranging military operation in Gaza resulting in devastating consequences for civilians and civilian infrastructure. Consequently, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and increasingly in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has reached an unprecedented level of devastation.

In the Al-Raqqa countryside, families rebuild lives interrupted by conflict. Anoud, 55 years old, is learning to walk again after losing her leg to a landmine explosion.

Over 100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid

Hatem is among the thousands whose lives have been torn apart by the war in Syria. Injured, amputated, displaced, he struggles to rebuild his life.

In Pinar del Río, the development of inclusive, family-based urban agriculture is helping communities to become self-sufficient and resilient in the face of disasters, while strengthening social ties.

Fleeing violence leads to a loss of income and resources. To limit the effects of malnutrition on children, HI supports families. Ladislas, Divin's father, shares his story.

Returning to your village in Syria can be life-threatening. Osama, 22, stepped on a mine when he entered an abandoned house. He lost his leg.