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ALERT – Brussels Donor Conference on Syria: The suffering of civilians is unbearable
HI will attend the Donor Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” that will take place in Brussels on April 24-25th.
HI will attend the Donor Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” that will take place in Brussels on April 24-25th.
A staff member from a Syrian organisation that Humanity and Inclusion (HI) partners with was killed yesterday. Mustafa, his wife and their two children – both under the age of 8 years old – were killed by shelling in Hamouriyeh, Eastern Ghouta.
From 13 to 16 February, HI participated in the 21st International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Advisers in Geneva.
Handicap International joins its voice to other actors of the humanitarian community to call for safe and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid in Yemen.
As the members of the global coalition to counter ISIL meet in Washington D.C. this week, a joint NGO statement highlights the ongoing protection and assistance needs for civilians affected by the conflict and call for prioritized investment in inclusive recovery efforts.
Because humanitarian actors lack information and knowledge about available or appropriate tools to collect data on persons with disabilities, they do not know how many refugees with disabilities are in refugee camps and urban areas.
Today, 25th of April, a Donor Conference on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen opens in Geneva, chaired by the United Nations General Secretary, Antonio Guterres. Handicap International is cosigning an opinion editorial on Lemonde.fr with Médecins du Monde, Action Contre la Faim, Première Urgence Internationale and Care.
Humanitarian evacuations have always been a complex operation used sparingly. However, in recent years, the intensity of certain conflicts contributed to a greater use of this measure. To this extent, the Global Protection Cluster, led by the UNHCR, has been attempting to draft and disseminate Minimum Standards… with limited success.
Ahead of this week’s Summit, 160 NGOs signed a joint statement to remind EU leaders of their commitments to European values and call them to uphold them in the response to migration.