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More than 8,000 refugees in Burundi: HI assessing emergency situation

Following ongoing clashes in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 8,000 people have fled to southern Burundi since 24 January. HI has assessed the needs of the affected populations, in conjunction with the NGO Terre des Hommes, and is planning to launch an emergency response.

  • Burundi
HI’s mine clearance teams clearing explosive remnants of war from fields in a bombed village fifteen years ago, during the US military intervention in Iraq.

Mine action in 2018

Developments in mine clearance largely reflect recent changes in response environments. Thomas Hugonnier, head of Mine Action at HI, explains how this currently affects our mine clearance operations.

  • East Timor