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Last year, Jihan was severely burned when she was hit by a bombing in Mosul. A month ago, she fled the city with her family and took refuge in Hasansham camp, in Iraqi Kurdistan. One of Handicap International’s teams met with Jihan and suggested she take part in a physiotherapy session to learn some daily exercises, in order to ease her condition.

Jihan in her family’s tent. | © E. Fourt / Handicap International

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Explosive weapons kill and injure every day in Syria
© Noor Bimbashi / HI
Explosive weapons Rehabilitation

Explosive weapons kill and injure every day in Syria

People are coming back to their villages littered by unexploded ordnance. Children like 10-year-old Amer are the main victims.

Mental health: improving well-being and personal balance in Togo
© L. Mensah / HI
Health Inclusion

Mental health: improving well-being and personal balance in Togo

Mental health is central to wellbeing issues. In Togo, HI supports associations and communities in the prevention and management of psychosocial disorders.

GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion
© A. Mohammed / HI
Emergency

GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion

GAZA, 17 Sept 2025: The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.
The statement is below: