Promote principled and inclusive humanitarian action
L’Organisation des Nations unies vient d’adopter à New York les “Objectifs de développement durable” dans un programme intitulé : “Transformer notre monde : l’Agenda 2030 pour le développement durable”, un programme mondial, ambitieux, conçu par et pour tous ceux qui appellent de leurs vœux une planète transformée et une société durable à l’horizon 2030.
Persons with disability often fall through the cracks of humanitarian response. This the alarming conclusion of the study “Disability in humanitarian context: views from affected people and field organisations”, launched in July by Handicap International. Based on a broad consultation, the study was carried out as a contribution for the upcoming global consultation (14-16 october), […]
Handicap International is perceived by its peers, and rightfully perceived, as an organization that strives for and encourages principled humanitarian action. But what principles are we talking about exactly? And what does it entails ? Maureen Magee, Interim Director of NRC in Geneva, discussed these issues, and much more, during one of the Foundation’s Talks […]
In line with the humanitarian principles of humanity and impartiality, Handicap International is committed to ensure that humanitarian aid actors take into account the issues of inclusion, in humanitarian response, policies and frameworks.
For the very first edition of the Foundation’s Talks and Debates, Jean-François Mattei, former French Minister of Health, Family and Disability and President of the French Red Cross from 2004 to 2013, presented his take on humanitarian action when it is put to the test by ethics.
Handicap international a commencé à collecter des données sur le type d’armes classiques et leur utilisation en Syrie pour des raisons de planification opérationnelle. Mais, aux vues des données collectées, l’équipe de plaidoyer fédéral et la Fondation Handicap International a produit un rapport pour sensibiliser les décideurs à l’étendue de la contamination actuelle, à la […]
En avril 2015, Handicap International a évalué les dommages causés par les combats dans la ville de Kobané (Syrie) et les villages alentours. Rarement les équipes d’Handicap International n’avaient été confrontées à une contamination par les restes explosifs de guerre3 d’une telle densité et d’une telle diversité.
Handicap International has been working in the field of education since 1998, and prior to that, with development partners from 1989 to 1997. Handicap International’s actions in education have a specific focus on children with disabilities, who represent some of the most vulnerable and excluded young learners worldwide.
The Syrian crisis has generated the largest refugee movement since the Rwandan genocide and is described as the defining refugee crisis of our era. Within this refugee population older, disabled and injured refugees face specific challenges that contribute to their vulnerability.