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Students at a secondary school in southeast Haiti wash their hands after an awareness-raising session organised by HI's local partner, RANIPH (Réseau Associatif National pour l’Intégration des Personnes Handicapées).; }}

Haiti: helping families vulnerable to COVID-19 September, 29 2021

Humanity & inclusion and its partners have supported more than 10,000 people to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the earthquake of August 14, Humanity & Inlcusion continues to help the most vulnerable people amid the pandemic.

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Floods in Bangladesh (archive image); }}

HI assisting Rohingya refugees hit by devastating monsoon July, 30 2021

Following severe floods and landslides on 27 July 2021, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is assisting the most vulnerable people in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar District.

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A portrait of Hervé in front of the HI rehabilitation center in Bambari, 2021; }}

First steps toward the future for Hervé in Central African Republic July, 2 2021

A violent incident cost Hervé his right leg, but with support from Humanity & Inclusion (HI), the 26-year-old proudly stands on two feet again.

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HI Emergency area manager, Anissa Bouachria, observes earthquake damage in Les Cayes, Haiti. 2021; }}

Haiti: HI expands evaluation of emergency needs September, 1 2021

Members of the HI emergency team head north from Les Cayes to assess needs of people in Grande’Anse following the earthquake

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A boy is tended to outside Les Cayes General Hospital after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on August 15, 2021 in Les Cayes, Haiti. Rescue workers have been working among destroyed homes since the quake struck on Saturday and so far there are 1,297 dead and 5.700 wounded. The epicenter was located about 100 miles west of the capital city Port-au-Prince.; }}

Tropical Depression "Grace" expected to bring further destruction August, 17 2021

After the impact of the earthquake on 14th August, the South of Haïti is now at risk of further destruction from a tropical storm.

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Russia and the United States: Main perpetrators of civilian harm caused by airstrikes June, 14 2021

Russian President Putin and US President Biden met on Wednesday 16 June in Geneva. Humanity & Inclusion (HI) reminds that Russia and the US are among the main perpetrators of civilian harm caused by airstrikes.

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Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Oslo, December 1997.; }}

HI celebrates 24 years since Nobel Peace Prize December, 7 2021

On 10 December 1997, Humanity & Inclusion was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Twenty-four years on, the fight to protect civilians continues.

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HI and Atlas Logistic coordinate the supply of essential items from Cayes harbour (south of Haïti) to the Tiburon department, October 2016. ; }}

As earthquake damaged roads remain blocked, NGOs rely on HI for access by sea. August, 18 2021

HI is providing the only maritime transport for humanitarian aid in the Southwest of Haiti. This logistics platform plans to deliver over 760 tonnes of food and relief supplies.

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"My motivation is being able to change someone's life" July, 30 2021

World Humanitarian Day 2021: Interview with Margaret "Maggie" Nguhi, Country Manager of HI Kenya

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Destruction at the rehabilitation centre en Les Cayes, Haiti; }}

Haiti: “We are seeing patients in the street” August, 23 2021

Following earthquake damages and an increase in patients, Humanity & Inclusion is partnering with Fondation Tous Ensemble (FONTEN), the only rehabilitation centre in Les Cayes, Haiti.

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HI staff with a child being supported at the rehabilitation centre in Les Cayes, Haiti after the earthquake. 2021; }}

HI calls for protection in humanitarian response to Haiti earthquake September, 1 2021

Vulnerable people and people with disabilities in Haiti are at even greater risk of harm following the earthquake. HI is determined to put protection at the forefront of the response.

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Conference for the final presentation of the text of the international agreement on explosive weapons in populated areas. ; }}

The international agreement on bombing in populated areas is finalised June, 21 2022

States have agreed on a final version of an international agreement on explosive weapons in populated areas.

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Anfal leading an awareness session on the importance of mental health; }}

Surviving a bombing is a miracle January, 14 2022

Anfal is a mental health worker with Humanity & Inclusion in Iraq. She used to live in Mosul, which was bombed in 2017. Anfal and her family survived an airstrike that hit their house.

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People search through the rubble of what was the Manguier Hotel after the August 14, 2021 earthquake in Les Cayes, southwest Haiti.; }}

Haiti : People are supporting each other August, 19 2021

Humanity & Inclusion (HI)’s inclusion project manager in Haiti, Jean Fredely, recalls the day the earthquake struck and tells us more about what life is like on the ground.

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An HI partner physical therapist provides rehabilitation care to a patient injured in the earthquake. Haiti, 2021. ; }}

Haiti: One month after the quake September, 14 2021

One month after an earthquake wreaked havoc in southwest Haiti, humanitarian needs remain immense. The disaster caused over 2,000 deaths and left 650,000 people in need of vital support.

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