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On November 15, 2025, it marked one year since Alberto Trentini and Rafael Ubiel Hernandez Machado were arbitrarily detained by the Venezuelan authorities. We will not forget them. 

The association honours the memory of Xavier Emmanuelli, doctor and former Secretary of State, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières and founder of Samu Social. It was he who convinced Jacques Chirac, against the advice of his government, to ban the manufacture of landmines by France and to join the Ottawa process, which would lead to the 1997 International Treaty banning anti-personnel mines.

HI Acting Chief of Operations Adnan Araji explains how HI conducts clear landmine in Mount Lebanon, contamination dating back to the civil war.

Malika, a girl with a visual disability, has been supported by HI for almost four years. Studious and radiant, she thrives at school, enjoys playing with her friends and dreams of becoming a teacher.

At the age of 20, Yuliia lost her legs and her sight in a mine explosion. With HI's support, she is learning to regain her independence.

HI Acting Chief of Operations Adnan Araji explains how HI diffuses the danger of unexploded ordnance across bombed villages in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.

Following the earthquake on 31 August, HI, with support from the European Union, deployed its emergency physiotherapy teams to improve access to quality care at Jalalabad Hospital.

At the end of August, a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. For two months, HI teams have been working to help people recover from their injuries.

Afif was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Within days, he could no longer walk. HI assisted him to recover.

Nada Ali Al Shathi came back in her village with her family. A few days later, her son was badly injured by an explosive device.

For the 20th time in 2025, the Philippines is facing an extremely violent typhoon: Kalmaegi is the deadliest of the year, with catastrophic consequences.

Fayez and Mena are brother and sister. They were injured in a bombing. They both lost a leg. Together, they are learning to walk with prosthetic limbs.

HI supported Ali Jaber Ali Yateem who suffered a stroke to recover his mobility.

Yahya’s village in Syria was heavily bombed; it was the place of intense combats. Everything is destroyed and now littered with explosive remnants.

In Haiti and Cuba, where HI teams are based, the damage is considerable. There are fears that humanitarian needs will skyrocket.