Handicap International  [to 1 March 2014]

15 years of the Mine Ban Treaty
On March 1 1999, the Ottawa Treaty banning the production, use, storage and trade of antipersonnel landmines entered into force. For the first time in history, a conventional weapon was banned by 122 States. Central to this victory was a coalition of six NGOs, including Handicap International.

Fifteen years later, we count 161 States Parties to the Treaty, representing a major step forward: there has been a fivefold reduction in the annual number of reported victims, more than 4,000 sq.km. of land has been demined, and 70 million mines stored by States have been destroyed.

This anniversary provides a reminder of the need to continue campaigning, particularly to put pressure on States that have not yet signed the treaty, including the United States, or those, like Syria, which still use these weapons…

Handicap Int’l-US ‏@HI_UnitedStates Feb 28
Little help for #UXO victims in #Laos–- http://www.irinnews.org/report/99711/little-help-for-uxo-victims-in-laos … #NGOs like #handicapinternational & @WorldEd doing what we can to fill gaps

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WCPT ‏@WCPT1951 Feb 27
Why do global health decisions revolve around death not #disability? Handicap International @HI_UK & WCPT want change http://bit.ly/1cpFXPC

Handicap Int’l-US ‏@HI_UnitedStates Feb 24
@jess_feet arrives in the #Philippines to visit #haiyan survivors receiving support from #HandicapInternational http://www.handicap-international.us/jessica_cox_arrives_in_hard_hit_philippines …

Handicap Int’l-US ‏@HI_UnitedStates Feb 24
@jess_feet is flying to #Philippines to meet #Haiyan survivors helped by #handicapinternational. Before wheels up: https://www.facebook.com/HandicapInternationalUnitedStates …