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YouTube video by USCBL-USCMC Remarks by Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-2) Progress in the Face of Headwinds

“The suffering caused by these weapons is something we should not tolerate," @repmcgovern.bsky.social said.

“We have a duty to act … to reignite the global consensus to ban these weapons once and for all.” 👏

YouTube video by USCBL-USCMC Remarks by Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) at Progress in the Face of Headwinds

Landmines & cluster munitions leave behind a “lethal footprint" long after wars end, @sarajacobs.house.gov explains.

📣“Any perceived short-term utility of these weapons falls far short of the actual long-term harm they inflict on our credibility, humanitarian values, and global security.”

"Progress in the Face of Headwinds: Achieving a World Free of Landmines and Cluster Munitions." Images: Rep. Jacobs and Rep. McGovern

Did you know? Children, not soldiers, are often the victims of landmines and cluster munitions.

Rep. Sara Jacobs and Rep. Jim McGovern breakdown why the U.S. must lead in the global effort to ban these immoral, indiscriminate weapons. 🧵👇

Deliver emergency aid to Afghanistan earthquake survivors On Sunday, a violent 6.0-magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck Afghanistan. More than 1,400 are dead and thousands more are injured. Humanity & Inclusion is providing urgent support to ...

Donate now and make a difference at: donor.hi-us.org/page/afghani...

Image shows a man walking among a landscape of rubble. Text reads: Donate today: Afghanistan Earthquake Relief

On Sunday, a violent 6.0-magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck Afghanistan. More than 1,400 people are dead, and thousands more are injured.

Your donation today can help us provide urgent support to those who need it most!

#AfghanistanEarthquake #HumanitarianAid #EmergencyResponse

Graphic of a girl riding a bike on a dirt path surrounded by greenery. Text reads: 15 years of the convention on cluster munitions. In 2023, 93% of cluster munition victims were civilians. Nearly half were children.

Today marks 15 years since the Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force.

These banned weapons are still used around the world, from Ukraine to Myanmar.

We must end the use — everywhere, forever.
#BanClusterBombs

Statement: Israeli Forces Set to Demolish Vital Disability Rehabilitation Center in Jenin Refugee Camp Humanity & Inclusion (HI) strongly denounces the destruction of the health clinic of its local partner, Al-Jaleel Society for Care and Community-based Rehabilitation. This demolition order is a clear ...

Read our full statement at: www.hi-us.org/en/statement...

Text graphic reads: Humanity & Inclusion’s local partner, Al-Jaleel Rehabilitation Center, located in the Jenin refugee camp, is to be demolished by Israeli authorities. This appalling decision will deprive people with disabilities and injuries of essential health services.

Our partner, Al-Jaleel Rehabilitation Center, is facing imminent demolition by Israeli authorities.

Thousands rely on it for #Prosthetics, #PhysicalTherapy & #PsychosocialSupport. Destroying it is a direct attack on people with disabilities and a grave breach of International Humanitarian Law.

Broken Chair on Place des Nations in Geneva, (c)HI.

[APMBC Meetings] @hi-federation.bsky.social calls for renewed commitment:
📢𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀
📢𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
#MineBanTreaty

Quote graphic reads: “My daughter and grandmother were injured during a shelling, so we need funds for treatment and rehabilitation... I didn’t know about the freeze until one of the HI staff members told me.” - Arshaluis, from Kramatorsk, Ukraine

Over three years into the war in #Ukraine, the number of civilian victims continues to rise.

Recent slashes to U.S. foreign aid have now left many Ukrainian civilians in need without the essential #humanitarian assistance they relied on.

➡️ Read their stories at: www.hi-us.org/en/news/voic...

A team of 10 people with HI logo shirts stand together smiling while holding a white flag that reads "World Health Organization Emergency Medical Teams"

A man in a WHO vest looks on as a woman in a HI shirt presents a list on a large poster

Two people in HI shirts and blue gloves treat a patient with a bandaged leg in a medical tent

A woman in a HI shirt sits at a desk in a mock medical tent setup surrounded by emergency medical supplies

📢 Humanity & Inclusion has officially been certified by @who.int as a Specialized Emergency Rehabilitation Team 🙌

This certification recognizes HI's expertise in providing emergency physical #rehabilitation in humanitarian crises and will enable us to be even more responsive when emergencies arise!

Image shows buildings and a car destroyed to rubble. Text reads: The 2024 Explosive Weapons Monitor has just been released

Image shows a young girl whose right lower leg has been amputated. Text reads: Palestine represented more than 60% of all civilian fatalities reported across the globe in 2024.

Image shows two men beside each other. one sits in a wheelchair. Text reads: Civilian deaths from explosive weapons in countries and territories other than Palestine increased by more than 60% in 2024, notably in Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria, and Ukraine.

Image shows smoke from bombs over a cityscape. Text reads: Attacks on health facilities and ambulances increased by 64%. Attacks on education centers more than doubled. Attacks on humanitarian aid occurred nearly five times more frequently than in 2023

Today marks the release of the 2024 Explosive Weapons Monitor, which conducts research and analysis on explosive weapon use in populated areas. #EWIPA #StopBombingCivilians

Read more at: www.hi-us.org/en/explosive...

A woman in a blue HI vest walks alongside a man walking with crutches. Damaged buildings can be seen in the background.

🚨Today marks two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on #Gaza: No aid. No fuel. No safe zones. No relief in sight.

Over 2 million people are trapped in a humanitarian nightmare. NGOs warn of an imminent famine as essential supplies are blocked at the border. #CeasefireNow

It's estimated that between one in 10 and one in 20 bombs fired into #Gaza did not go off, leaving civilians in constant danger of #ExplosiveWeapons.

The unexploded bombs of Gaza The Gaza Strip is strewn with undetonated explosives from thousands of Israeli air strikes, leaving the territory “uninhabitable”, according to the U.S. government.

HI's Technical Director of Global Land Release Operations, Gary Toombs, recently spoke with @reuters.com about the “uninhabitable” situation that Gazans are now living in.

Read the full piece at: www.reuters.com/graphics/ISR...

Image shows black and white photo of two men in collared shirts. Text reads: #FreeAlberto and #FreeRafael

Alberto Trentini, a humanitarian aid worker for HI, and Rafael Ubiel Hernandez Machado, the taxi driver who accompanied him, have been detained without charge by the Venezuelan authorities for five months. Let's mobilize for their release! #FreeAlberto #FreeRafael

©TEPSA. Title of the article “Why anti-personnel landmines are not the answer to Europe’s security concerns”, with the hashtag TEPSACommentary. The logos of TEPSA and the European Union appear at the bottom of the visual.

In #TEPSACommentary, Anne Héry, Director for Advocacy of @hi-federation.bsky.social breaks down how the withdrawal of #Lithuania, #Poland, #Estonia, #Latvia, #Finland from the #MineBanTreaty poses a threat to #IHL and to the protection of civilians.

🔍 Read the full article: bit.ly/4lqaOFq
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Three women smile and stand together by a sign that shows images of demining work and reads "Humanity & Inclusion"

Our team was honored to join #MineAwarenessDay on #CapitolHill yesterday! 🏛️

Together with other humanitarian mine actors, we celebrated #demining progress worldwide and recognized the work that remains to protect communities from #landmines and other explosive remnants of war.

Picture of rubble. Text reads: Mayanmar Earthquake Relief - Donate Today

A man on a motorcycle drives past a completely collapsed building. Text reads: "Destruction in Mandalay, the country’s 2nd largest city, which was hit particularly hard by the earthquake."

Picture of a tilted, collapsing building. Quote reads: "A disaster of this scale is extremely traumatic. Most of the victims have lost everything they had." -Gilles Nouzies, HI Regional Director, Southeast Asia

As the death toll continues to climb from the #MyanmarEarthquake, HI teams are on the ground assessing the most immediate needs.

Your donation can help us to provide first aid, shelter, mental health support, and rehabilitation to those in need.

Give today at: www.hi-us.org/en/myanmar-e...

🚨Update from our teams in #Myanmar: After Friday's #earthquake, the death toll has already risen to more than 2,000 people. Our teams are on the ground assessing and responding to emergency needs, particularly those facing people with disabilities.

Send aid today at: www.hi-us.org/en/country/m...

How to help those affected by the Myanmar earthquake | CNN A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction. More than 2,000 are dead and thousands more injured.

Grateful to be listed among several other wonderful aid groups that are on the ground helping those affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. Check out @cnn.com's "how to help" list and donate today!

➡️ www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/a...

An earthquake survivor is carried as she waits to receive medical attention at a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.

Sending love and light to the people of Myanmar in the wake of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake today. #MyanmarEarthquake

Fortunately, our team there is safe and has already begun assessments in anticipation of an emergency response.

Learn more & send support today at: www.hi-us.org/en/news/powe...

A young girl in a brown shirt and blue skirt holds onto a walker and walks forward. A man in a blue HI shirt smiles and crouches next to her. Behind them, a woman in a brown skirt stands by a clothesline and watches them.

Meet 7-year-old Elizabeth from the #DRC!

Elizabeth faced developmental challenges from birth. After tragedy struck, she and her mother fled to #Uganda.

There, they met HI teams, who provided her with physical therapy, a walker, and mobility support. Today, she is walking and attending school!

Deliver lifelong, life-changing aid to those who need it most We know you're reading the news—we are, too. Almost 300 million people around the globe needed humanitarian assistance and protection last year. Yet the US government has frozen and— in some cases— te...

Now more than ever, we need compassionate people like you!

➡️ Head to donor.hi-us.org/page/aid-2025 today to help bridge these funding gaps and keep these life-changing activities going.

➡️ Read more about cuts to crucial foreign assistance at: www.hi-us.org/en/news/amid...

Image shows a long line of women in colorful clothing holding empty bowls and buckets. Text reads: Our fellow humans are being left behind

This week, HI received notices of terminations for more than a dozen contracts from USAID and the U.S. Department of State. As this crucial aid is slashed, thousands of individuals around the world will be affected - especially those with disabilities.

Deliver lifelong, life-changing aid to those who need it most We know you're reading the news—we are, too. Almost 300 million people around the globe needed humanitarian assistance and protection last year. Yet the US government has frozen and— in some cases— te...

"I don’t know how I will be able to move around the camp without my crutches – to eat, to get water..." says Shobbir.

If you're able to bridge funding gaps caused by U.S. foreign aid cuts and support life-changing action, you can donate today at: donor.hi-us.org/page/aid-2025

Image shows a man in a white shirt and grey hat sitting down and holding crutches. Text reads: "Faces of frozen foreign aid"

Meet Shobbir, a man living with spinal cord injuries in Cox's Bazar refugee camp in #Bangladesh. HI teams have supported him with #rehabilitation since he first arrived at the camp.

But a few weeks ago, when Shobbir went to the center to have his crutches replaced, there was no one there...

A woman and a man in blue vests write on a piece of paper while talking to one another

Two women in long dresses, head coverings, and tan HI vests stand at a window with stacks of cardboard boxes in the background

People in tan HI vests hand a cardboard box to a man through a window opening.

HI teams in #Gaza are still on the ground, distributing essential humanitarian relief items to support displaced families.

Since 2023, our teams have distributed over 5,700 items, including...

🦽Assistive Devices
🩺Medical Care Kits
🩹Wound Dressing Kits
🧼Hygiene Kits
🩸Emergency First Aid Kits

Goma, the day after: HI’s response to the emergency After days of fighting, the people of Goma’s need for humanitarian aid is greater than ever. HI is providing emergency rehabilitation and mental health support.

Read more at: www.hi-us.org/en/news/goma...

Image shows a man in a tan HI vest walking in a row of tents. Text reads: Update from the Democratic Republic of Congo: HI WAREHOUSE LOOTED DURING FIGHTING IN GOMA.

Image of a row of tents. Quote reads: “The warehouse is littered with debris and part of the building has been burnt down. We were storing more than 45 tons of equipment for partner NGOs: food for children, building materials, tents, medical equipment, hygiene products, and more... There's nothing left.” - Sébastien Arrivé, Logistics Operations Manager in Goma

After days of violent conflict, the M23 armed group took control of the town of #Goma at the end of January.

During the fighting, HI's warehouse was looted. As humanitarian needs continue to grow, our teams remain on the ground, providing emergency #Rehabilitation and #MentalHealth support.