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“I am raising and amplifying the voices of the people on the ground” 23 June 2022
Yasmine Daelman, 28 years old, works as an advocacy and humanitarian policy advisor with HI in Yemen.
- Yemen
Mine clearance enabling economic recovery and development 23 June 2022
HI has launched new mine clearance operations in Casamance to enable communities to regain access to their villages, schools and medical centres.
- Senegal
The international agreement on bombing in populated areas is finalised 22 June 2022
States have agreed on a final version of an international agreement on explosive weapons in populated areas.
A better future for Luisa and her daughter with disabilities 20 June 2022
Luisa fled Venezuela with her six-year-old daughter, Alicia, who has infantile cerebral palsy. HI helps them in their daily lives.
- Peru
"We are grateful for the aid received" 20 June 2022
Clara and her husband Juan fled Venezuela for Peru in September 2018. They are struggling to meet their food and health needs.
- Peru
Judy is already seeing progress 17 June 2022
Judy struggles with certain movements and has paralysis in her legs. She has been attending rehabilitation sessions with HI to improve mobility and gain independence.
- Jordan
Complex injuries from explosive weapons in Ukraine 15 June 2022
HI emergency rehabilitation specialist, Gaëlle Smith, explains the severity of blast injuries in Eastern Ukraine and the importance of early rehabilitation for recovery.
- Ukraine
“I 'm happy to be able to stand up.” 15 June 2022
Rashid fled DRC with his family in 2018. He now lives in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where HI has treated his impairment.
- Kenya
“Stop Bombing Civilians” agreement: Who will adopt it? How will it be implemented? What will it change? 13 June 2022
The closing consultation for an international agreement to better protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas will take place on June 17, 2022 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
- International
HI and partners at the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD 13 June 2022
States that ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider matters related to the implementation of this Convention.
- International
Supporting growth in malnourished children: Pal’s story 9 June 2022
Malnutrition prevented Pal from developing like other children his age. With HI’s nutrition support and stimulation therapy, he can now sit, stand and walk on his own.
- Ethiopia
Staff spotlight: Anna’s change of plans 7 June 2022
28-year old Anna Bekh went home to visit her family in Ukraine and plan her wedding. When conflict arose two days later, she joined HI’s emergency response in her hometown.
- Ukraine
Fatime, 11 years old: “I had never been to school” 7 June 2022
In the Lake Province of Chad, insecurity has prevented thousands of children from attending school. HI works to improve their access to education, protection and psychosocial support.
- Chad
HI ensures delivery of aid to conflict zones 1 June 2022
HI distributes supply donations to conflict-affected families and provides logistics support to deliver humanitarian goods in active war zones.
- Ukraine
Developing local agriculture to help stave off the food crisis 31 May 2022
In Kasaï-Central, HI is running agroecology projects to help communities cope with the threat of a food crisis.
- Democratic Republic of Congo








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HI is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.