ALERT – HI addresses the UN Security Council members at their first informal meeting on persons with disabilities in armed conflict
Today 3rd December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, an informal meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council on Persons with Disabilities in Armed Conflicts will take place in New York.
FEEDBACK – 17th States parties conference on the Mine Ban Treaty: HI called for increased attention to victims
Last week, 93 States parties, 11 observer states, UN-Institutions, International Organisations and the big range of active members of ICBL, such as HI, exchanged at the yearly meeting of states parties about successes and challenges concerning the implementation of the Ottawa Convention.
ALERT- Landmine Monitor 2018: Third year of exceptionally high casualties
The Landmine Monitor 2018, published today, reported a third year of exceptionally high casualties caused by landmines, particularly improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and explosive remnants of war (ERW).
FOCUS ON – New study on the inclusion of Syrian refugees with disabilities in Jordan & Lebanon
More than 60% of the Syrian refugee households include a person with disability, and 1/5 of refugees in Lebanon and Jordan have a disability, according to a new study by HI and iMMAP*.
