Ukraine's Newly Adopted Mine Action Law: What Does This Mean for HMA Programs? Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) are estimated to affect the lives of two million people in Eastern Ukraine, restricting freedom of movement and access to key infrastructure and livelihoods.1 Estimates on...
have plagued Haiti. But for the sake of the millions of Haitians whose lives and well-being are at stake, we must respond not with fatigue or resignation, but with renewed commitment," said UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell. ...
1996–2017: A humanitarian action for 3000 children with congenital heart diseases from developing countriesdoi:10.1016/j.acvdsp.2018.10.304M. GoutonV. LucetO. BicalF. LecaElsevier MassonArchives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements
Administrative deferrals of removal (“ADR“) are temporary measures when the Government of Canada determines that immediate action is needed to temporarily defer removals of foreign nationals to countries experiencing humanitarian crisis. Once the situation in a country stabilizes the ADR is lifted and...
The Global Humanitarian Overview is a comprehensive assessment of global humanitarian needs. It provides a snapshot of current and future trends in humanitarian action for large-scale resource mobilization.■
Some one million people, including more than 400,000 children, were forced from their homes across Lebanon during Israel's most intense military action in the country since 2006. Tens of thousands of people have fled Lebanon for the relatively safe Syria at various crossing points open 24 hours...
the German-run charity that operates the ship.The charity strongly criticized Piantedosi's decision to only allow vulnerable people to disembark and on Monday said it would launch legal action against the Italian government,claiming Italy's actions violate European law and the Geneva Refugee ...
"The scale of suffering among Gaza's children is unimaginable," Russell said, calling for immediate international action to protect these vulnerable young lives. International Response The international community has pledged billions in humanitarian aid, but the response has been criticized as inadequate...
act, to do something, to respond to the external and internal needs. This is com-passion: the need to address the suffering of others as well as our own discomfort at their suffering. We feel for them. We feel for ourselves. So:dosomething. Take action. Even writing a blog. It helps...
Northern Trust,” added Liz Thompson, a philanthropist and president of The Café Group, who recalled the company’s founder, Byron Smith, and his quick action in supporting the widow and children of a worker who died in a fire during the construction of the 1893 World’s Columbian ...