Assisting landmine victims is one of the principal obligations of the Ottawa Treaty6. It is also HI’s raison d’être
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.
Since October 2021, HI has been conducting humanitarian demining operations in El Cañón de Las Hermosas in Colombia, allowing communities to regain the use of their land.
Abdel was 16 years old when he lost his leg in a landmine explosion. HI has helped him rebuild his life.
Heavily populated areas in Ukraine—including in Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv and Ternopil—came under attack on Monday from explosive weapons with wide-area effects, killing at least 11 civilians and injuring another 89.
Gaëlle Smith, HI’s emergency rehabilitation specialist, went to Ukraine to support the local teams in the country. She tells us about her experience.
Roger Eid is responsible for HI's demining operations in Lebanon. He explains the importance of demining and how these vital operations are carried out.
Since 2016, HI has been running demining operations in the department of Cauca. Today, the region around the municipality of Inzá is mine-free. The communities are resuming their activities in safety.
Thwol, 60, had to have her leg amputated after diabetes-related complications set in. In Kenya, HI provides her with rehabilitation sessions, a prosthesis and psychosocial support.
States are invited on 18 November in Dublin to adopt the international agreement on bombing in populated areas.
Following catastrophic flooding across Pakistan, HI supports the most vulnerable households with provisions of food and emergency supplies.
HI has been conducting land release operations in Iraq since 2016. Clearance is currently underway in Kirkuk.
As a devastating drought continues in the south of Madagascar, food insecurity increases. HI supports vulnerable households with food assistance.
Pakistan is experiencing its deadliest flooding in over a decade, with over 6.4 million in need of humanitarian aid. HI prepares emergency kits to support the most vulnerable families
