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At twelve years old, Rogette is a shy and endearing young girl. She now lives in Ziguinchor so that she can study at a special school for children who are deaf.

In Nepal, following the floods at the end of August, 50 to 60 per cent of patients visiting health centres require psychological support; many have lost loved ones.

The case of Abdul Karim, who has been walking with crutches since he was shot, illustrates how cuts in humanitarian aid funding are affecting people with disabilities.

HI team is along with Yasser, heavily injured in an airstrike that killed his wife and children.

The report from Education Cannot Wait, Global Estimates 2026, paints a bleak picture of the future facing crisis-affected children, especially those with disabilities.

The Conference on Cluster Munitions has closed on 18 September 2026 in Vientiane, Laos. HI welcomes the reaffirmation of the treaty but would have preferred bolder and concrete stances.

Nesma is one of thousands of people in Gaza injured and maimed by an airstrike. Recovering, learning to walk again and rethinking life is a long process. HI is with them.

Since August 2025, HI has cleared 58 sites and made safe 119 pieces of explosive ordnance — mortars, rockets and air bombs among them — along Yemen's heavily contaminated west coast.

On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, August 19, to honor aid workers, Prosthetist and Orthotist in Syria, Yeti, tells us on his work and daily life in the country:

At 29, Elacides works tirelessly every day to spread a message of hope and inclusion within his community and beyond. The story of a young man who has never given up.

Double amputee Ayman can move again freely with HI.

Yemen is a poor country. Most people live off the land. When they become victims of landmines, like Khaled did, their lives are turned upside down.

Abdul was injured by a mine he was trying to clear himself. His story shows how desperate people are to have their land cleared.

HI publishes a report on the difficulty in Lebanon of counting people with disabilities and obtaining reliable information about their situation / HI publie un rapport sur la difficulté au Liban de recenser les personnes handicapées et d'avoir des informations fiables sur leur situation.