The pandemic has made 2020 an unusual year, kept us physically far from each other but united more than ever to show that humanitarian disarmament is as relevant, and perhaps even more relevant, than before this pandemic.
Le 17 décembre à Paris se tiendra la Conférence Nationale Humanitaire. Elle réunira les principales organisations non gouvernementales humanitaires, dont HI. Emmanuel Macron s’y exprimera. Parmi les sujets prioritaires, et pour lesquels les ONG ont des demandes très précises : la sécurité des travailleurs humanitaires et la protection de l’espace humanitaire.
December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. While 15% of world population lives with a disability, persons with disabilities still face multiple barriers and discrimination to enjoy equal opportunities, quality of lives and participation in their communities. The long-term impacts of COVID-19 threaten to exacerbate this exclusion even further.
With the United Nations estimating some 235 million people across the globe will be in need of life-saving support in 2021, it is vital that aid organisations have unhindered access to those most in need and humanitarian appeals are fully funded, seven* NGOs said today.
Today, on the occasion of the International Children’s’ Day, HI releases its new advocacy report “Let’s break silos now! – Achieving disability-inclusive education in a post-COVID world”. Exclusion of children with disabilities requires action now and collaboration across sectors.
Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Saudi Arabia on 21 November, 11 aid organisations are calling for early action to prevent soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition resulting from the pandemic-related global economic recession.
Published today, the Landmine Monitor 2020 reports for the fifth consecutive year of exceptionally high casualties caused by landmines, particularly explosive remnants (ERW) and improvised mines.
Today, the United States, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are co-hosting a virtual donor conference on “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response” to underscore their continued commitment in the humanitarian response to the crisis.
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the education of over 90% of the world’s students and exacerbated already existing inequalities. The future of an entire generation is at risk, in particular that of children with disabilities. That is why HI joined the ‘Save our Future’ campaign.