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HI releases a new report “Rehabilitation for All”. Through stories and data from Benin, Haiti, Uganda, and beyond, it shows that 1 in 3 people worldwide could benefit from rehabilitation services.

Thousands of refugees with disabilities have been excluded from food aid. A silent crisis is worsening every day.

On June 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree announcing Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel mines. Ukraine, which ratified the Convention in 2005, becomes the sixth state to withdraw or declare its intention to withdraw, following Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Vanessa, 26, is a physiotherapist specialising in stimulation therapy for malnourished children. She works at HI with displaced people in North Kivu, DRC.

States parties to the Ottawa Treaty meeting ended in Geneva. It was the 1st time they were gathering since 5 members of the treaty announced their withdrawal. States failed to defend the Treaty.

The Academy of the World Health Organization (WHO) and HI have signed a collaboration agreement.

On 28 March, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the centre of the country. HI mobilised immediately. Three months later, our teams are still working with affected communities.

Interview with Jérôme Bertrand, deployment unit manager at HI/Atlas Logistique

HI in coordination with the Child Protection Cluster and with support from UNICEF, distribute ID bracelet to families to reduce the risk of family separation during displacement.

Thanks to HI's vital rehabilitation support, Volodymyr, a 72-year-old stroke survivor from the remote village of Huty in the East of Ukraine, has regained his mobility and independence.

Alberto Trentini and Rafael Ubiel Hernandez Machado have been held without charge by the Venezuelan authorities for 7 months. HI calls on everyone to take action.

Thanks to the ReliefEU Capacities, HI/Atlas Logistique is supporting humanitarian actors in Lebanon to deliver essential goods to the most vulnerable populations.

Specialist in emergency rehabilitation Violette Van Bever was in Gaza last April and May to support HI's rehabilitation teams. She describes a humanitarian hell.

Thanks to HI support, a courageous couple who live in Kharkiv region, try to rebuild themselves facing the trauma of the war.

Violence and repeated displacements have a serious impact on the mental health of people in the eastern part of the DRC. With the help of HI teams, they are working on their psychological well-being.