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Mosul: 200,000 people trapped by fighting 13/06/17
Press release | London, 13th June 2017 09:00 GMT
- Iraq
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Sri Lanka emergency: Death toll mounts following severe floods 02/06/17
Torrential downpours and flash floods in southwest Sri Lanka over the weekend claimed at least 169 lives. More than half a million people are affected, and 75,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. Handicap International’s emergency response experts and the local team in Sri Lanka are evaluating ways to help.
- Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka emergency: Death toll mounts following severe floods 02/06/17
Press release | London, 2nd June 11:30 GMT
- Sri Lanka
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New endorsements during event marking the anniversary of ground-breaking Charter 23/05/17
Press release | London, 23rd May 2017 09:00 GMT
- United Kingdom
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“He wants to know if his legs will grow back” 18/05/17
On 21st March 2017, 9-year-old Bakr was injured in an air attack in the west of Mosul. After having both of his legs amputated, he is now recovering in a hospital on the outskirts of the city. Handicap International is providing him with physiotherapy care and psychosocial support.
- Iraq
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“No one should be left behind in a crisis” 18/05/17
Aleema Shivji, Executive Director of Handicap International UK, explains how we are keeping up the pressure to ensure people with disabilities are not left behind in humanitarian crises.
- United Kingdom
- South Sudan
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Zeidan's first ever physiotherapy session 18/05/17
In December 2016, Zeidan, 5, and his family fled the fighting in Mosul and took refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan. Zeidan, who has cerebral palsy, recently had his first ever physiotherapy session, thanks to Handicap International’s team.
- Iraq
