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Live from Goma: life under high tension
18 February 2025

Robert Muzuri Rugoheza, HI's mental health and psychosocial support project manager, talks about life in Goma today and the population's urgent needs.

  • Democratic Republic of Congo

Afghanistan: Overcoming the challenges of winter to guarantee humanitarian access
14 February 2025

In Herat, Atlas Logistique – HI's technical and operational unit – is pursuing its efforts to ensure access to essential services despite the challenges of the winter season.

  • Afghanistan

In the north of Madagascar, overcoming the fear of the next cyclone
12 February 2025

Thanks to HI's work over a number of years, the inhabitants of Ambilobe district are now preparing for the cyclone season and the tropical storms forecast.

  • Madagascar

HI opens a prosthetic centre in Hodeidah, Yemen
11 February 2025

HI inaugurates a new prosthetics and orthotics center at the Al-Thawra Hospital in Yemen. It is designed to meet the physical rehabilitation needs in all Hodeidah Governorate.

  • Yemen

Developing access to rehabilitation in Colombia
10 February 2025

HI works in the north of the country, facilitating access to rehabilitation services for Colombians and for Venezuelan migrants. Matilde has received new crutches to make her daily life easier.

  • Colombia

Goma, the day after: HI’s response to the emergency
7 February 2025

After days of fighting, the people of Goma’s need for humanitarian aid is greater than ever. HI is providing an emergency rehabilitation and mental health support.

  • Democratic Republic of Congo

In Madagascar, Julda tells about her experience of cyclones
7 February 2025

Julda tells us about her life in Madagascar, an island particularly prone to cyclones. Paralysed in both legs, she talks about what it is like for people with disabilities when a disasters hits.

  • Madagascar

Syria: HI aware on the risk of explosive devices
4 February 2025

Since the fall of the Assad regime, many Syrian refugees are returning, exposed to the unexploded ordnance contaminating Syria. HI runs a prevention campaign on the border with Turkey.

  • Syria

Crutches to help make José Gregorio’s life easier
4 February 2025

José Gregorio lives in the north of Colombia. He is a determined, independent man, and his new crutches and physiotherapy sessions are making his everyday life easier. He talks to us about it.

  • Colombia

Civilians caught up in the fighting in the East of the DRC
3 February 2025

Over the past few days, fighting has intensified in North Kivu and spread to the city of Goma. Two million civilians are trapped in an acute humanitarian crisis.

  • Democratic Republic of Congo

Strengthening the inclusion of people with disabilities through comprehensive support
29 January 2025

Getting around more easily and developing professional skills: a winning recipe for inclusion, as proven by Flore, a hairdresser in Cotonou.

  • Benin

Gaza: HI runs risk awareness campaigns to protect the population
23 January 2025

HI has been running large-scale awareness campaigns in Gaza to warn people about the dangers of explosive remnants and teach them on how to protect themselves during bomb attacks.

  • Occupied Palestinian Territories

Humanitarian demining: a return to the land that brings hope
20 January 2025

In Colombia, HI's humanitarian demining operations enable families such as Julio César's to return to their ancestral lands and rebuild their lives.

  • Colombia

HI statement on the ceasefire in Gaza
16 January 2025

HI welcomes the recently agreed ceasefire and urges all parties to uphold their commitments to peace and release the hostages. This development offers an important opportunity to address the immense suffering caused by the last 15 months of conflict.

  • Occupied Palestinian Territories

Liimba: the second life of prostheses thanks to reconditioning
13 January 2025

Through its ‘Liimba’ project, Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is collecting prostheses to recondition their components. The aim is to enable the world's most vulnerable people to have access to them and regain their mobility.

  • International