Two years after the invasion by Russia, HI is seeing an increase in the health needs of most-at-risk people, particularly those living near the front line in the East of Ukraine.
Good news in January at HI: mental health in Ukraine, inclusive development in Niger and Burkina Faso, sexual & reproductive health in South Sudan and rehabilitation in Eastern Chad
Today, Canadian humanitarian organizations working in Gaza, join an alliance of 16 global humanitarian and human rights organizations calling on all States - including Canada - to immediately halt the direct or indirect transfer of weapons, parts, and ammunition to Israel and Palestinian armed groups while there is risk they are used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian or human rights law.
Fatoumata has a disability. She lives in a refugee camp. She wants to continue school despite many obstacles.
Donga is 10 years old. He has joined a "bridging" class, which aims to educate disabled children in a mainstream environment.
HI and partners have provided aid to more than 3,500 people since October 7 in Gaza.
More than 400,000 people with disabilities are encountering tremendous challenges to survive the horror.
In Burkina Faso, communities are exposed to the threat of explosive ordnance every day. HI's teams are providing risk education in a very tense security context.
Nose to the wind and eyes sparkling, the four dogs are training in the luxuriant vegetation of Casamance. Soon, they will be clearing mines alongside HI’s teams.
In Ukrainian villages cut off by the war, such as Velyka Komyshuvakha in the Kharkiv region, HI is raising awareness to the risks posed by explosive remnants of war.
Thousands of refugees continue to arrive in eastern Chad after eight months of war in Sudan. This massive influx of people is presenting humanitarian workers with a host of logistical challenges.
These aid trucks will distribute 14,084 items to displaced people.
HI teams use interactive methods to raise awareness among young people of the dangers of explosive remnants of war.
HI and partners have provided aid to more than 3,500 people since October 7 in Gaza.
Tahany is 53 years old. Her house was bombed and she was slightly injured. She remains shocked by the incident and all the violence.
