Requesting people from Nis to sign a petition to ban cluster bombs.
To celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, citizens supporting the association Action and Aid gathered in the Youth Office of Nis and circulated a petition to encourage Serbia to sign and ratify the Convention.
In order to support this action, the Office for Youth held a photo...
Handicap International today denounced the Syrian government’s use of submunitions in Maaret Al-Noomane, a town in northern Syria. This practice was recently confirmed by Human Rights Watch. The organisation first drew attention to the use of these weapons in Syria in July and October. Handicap International is extremely concerned by these latest developments and the recent upsurge in...
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From the 20 to the 22nd of November 2012, 7 countries from Asia and South East Asia gathered to discuss ways to enhance regional cooperation in South East Asia to advance Victim Assistance efforts.
South Asia and South East Asia are heavily affected by mines/explosive remnants of war (ERW), and as such counts many related casualties. It is a region with great diversity in terms of its history and...
Vientiane, Lao PDR, 21 November.
The front row in the French Cultural Institute’s cinema auditorium was reserved for the Lao Ban Advocates as they presented their work and life in a movie entitled “The Lao Ban Advocates”, produced by Handicap International Lao. Every seat was occupied in the auditorium as the audience attended the first public screening of the 24-minute length...
As the impact of days of violent escalation worsensfor civilians in Gaza and in Israel, a group of 38 aid and development agencies today urged world leaders to take swift action to enforce a ceasefire in order to protectcivilian lives and infrastructure and prevent another widespread humanitarian disaster in Gaza brought on by a prolonged military confrontation.
Contrary to popular belief, diabetes is not a rich man’s illness. Indeed, there is a disturbing increase in number of people with diabetes in developing countries. According to the WHO, by 2030, 551.8 million people will be suffering from the disease. The sharpest (+50% by 2030) will be seen in the world’s poorest countries, yet the care management so vital to people with diabetes is...
A Mainstreaming center opened on 12-November, 2012 in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan with the aim of improving the self-confidence and livelihood of Persons with disabilities including landmines and explosive remnants of war survivors in order for them to find their place in the society.
Ban Advocate Rahmatullah Merzayee together with his colleagues conducted several meetings with local...
“Prevent children from becoming disabled for life.” That’s the main goal of the Handicap International physiotherapists in the South Sudan refugee camps. “30% of the children we’ve examined suffer from respiratory infections, 40% show clear signs of development delays”
Handicap continues to supply aid to the people of Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Sandy on 24 October. The organisation is handing out emergency kits along with chlorine to prevent cholera and preparing to expand its emergency relief efforts. The situation is extremely worrying: some villages are still cut off from the rest of the world, many people’s homes have been severely damaged, cholera...
