Ahead of the Protection of Civilians (POC) Week, HI and 25 NGOs call for the comprehensive protection of civilians from conflict, during conflict, and in the devastating and often long aftermath of conflict. Download the statement here. Over the past year, anniversaries of the conflicts in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and new outbreaks of violence elsewhere ..read more

UN Security Council must assure continued cross-border access. Sub-zero temperatures, floods and soaring food prices – combined with rising cases of COVID-19 and ongoing aid shortages – have rapidly increased the needs across northern Syria at a time when humanitarian access to the area has been severely constrained, NGOs warned today – six months after ..read more

Today, the United States, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are co-hosting a virtual donor conference on “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response” to underscore their continued commitment in the humanitarian response to the crisis. In this framework, ICVA and Interaction have put ..read more

CBM, Humanity & Inclusion, and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are publishing today their latest guidance on persons with disabilities in humanitarian emergencies. The document aims to provide persons with disabilities, their representative organisations (OPDs) and other civil society organisations with practical support to analyse and report on the implementation of the rights of persons ..read more

The 2020 Protection of Civilians Week will take place next week, from May 27th to June 1st, starting with the UN Security Council Open Debate. 22 civil society actors are calling the UN Security Council, Member States, and the UN System to take urgent steps to protect civilians living in armed conflict. Read the full ..read more

Yesterday, a fatal shooting incident targeting a vehicle of the World Health Organization (WHO) carrying COVID-19 test samples killed an aid worker in Rakhine State, Myanmar. 16 organizations, including HI, jointly react to the dramatic event. Statement on the death of an aid worker transporting COVID-19 test samples With shock and sadness 16 humanitarian organizations ..read more

Without appropriate action, the coronavirus pandemic stands to decimate vulnerable groups in the poorest, conflict- or disaster-ridden countries. HI is deeply concerned for vulnerable populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Persons with disabilities, persons with chronic diseases, refugees, older people, etc., are particularly exposed to the pandemic. Displaced families are often sheltering in overcrowded camps in ..read more

Yemen has endured 5 years of devastating conflict leaving the country highly vulnerable to the risk of COVID-19 among other risks. Less than 50% of health facilities are functioning in Yemen while 19.7 million people are in need of healthcare. Damage to existing health facilities as well as the lack of salary payments for health ..read more

In Syria, Yemen and many other places populations affected by conflicts live under the constant threat of bombing & shelling. They live in the fear of being killed, injured or losing their loved ones, unable to access basic services while vital civilian infrastructure have been reduced to rubbles and humanitarian access is not guaranteed. For ..read more

Devant la situation humanitaire inacceptable créée à la frontière Turque, et en cohérence avec nos prises de position collectives précédentes au sujet de la gestion de la crise des migrants par l’Union Européenne dans un contexte de déplacements massifs liés aux conflits, HI s’est associée à de nombreuses organisations pour dénoncer cette situation humanitaire et ..read more