Abdel was 16 years old when he lost his leg in a landmine explosion. HI has helped him rebuild his life.

Assisting landmine victims is one of the principal obligations of the Ottawa Treaty6. It is also HI’s raison d’être

From 21st to 25th November 2022, HI took part in the 20th Meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty, a good opportunity to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Treaty and the 30th anniversary of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

25 years ago, the adoption of the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty marked an unprecedented diplomatic victory over these cowardly weapons. The Treaty led to a decline in the number of casualties, the destruction of millions of mines and a virtual end to their use. Since 2014, mine use has made a reappearance in conflicts, with a subsequent increase in the number of casualties. The 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty is an opportunity to urge States to step up their efforts and put a permanent end to the use of landmines.

HI conducts clearance and depollution operations in Raqqa, North Syria, and its surroundings since 2018. 25 HI demining experts are on task on a daily basis.

HI is proud to inform that its telerehabilitation software OpenTeleRehab has been found to be a Digital Public Good in alignment with the Digital Public Goods Standard.

Zawadi is living in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where she manages a small business. Through training and mentoring, HI helped her to cope with the effects of COVID-19 and expand her activity.

12-year-old Patrick is benefitting from digital schooling in the Kakuma refugee camp. Thanks to accessible and adapted materials, he is prepared to achieve all his professional goals.

Perrine Benoist is Armed Violence Reduction Director at HI. She explains the progress of clearance, 25 years after the signature of the Ottawa Treaty against landmine.

Acknowledging the devastating humanitarian consequences of bombing and shelling of towns and cities, 83 States adopted an international agreement to better protect civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, at the Dublin Conference on 18 November 2022.

In the run-up to World Children’s Day 2022 on 20 November, HI is calling attention to the high number of children still excluded from school because of their disability.

Published on 17th November, the Landmine Monitor 2022 reports a high number of casualties caused by landmines - including improvised mines and explosive remnants of war - for the seventh year in a row.

The Monitor recorded 5,544 casualties in 2021. This high figure is mainly the result of increased armed conflicts and contamination with improvised mines since 2015.

On 18 November, States will gather at the Dublin Conference to endorse an international agreement to strengthen the protection of civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas. The Dublin Conference concludes a three-year diplomatic process. It gives States a unique opportunity to address the humanitarian harm caused by the bombing and shelling of towns and cities and improve the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. This is the first-ever international agreement on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Découvrez ou redécouvrez le très beau reportage d'Enquête d'Afrique diffusé en septembre 2021 puis en octobre 2022 sur Canal Plus Afrique, consacré à l'éducation inclusive au Togo.