- Making it Work (MIW) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative supporting the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
- Source is an international information support center designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability.
- The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs, currently coordinated by Handicap International, is a coalition of thousands of people and U.S. non-governmental organizations working to convince the U.S. government to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.
From the field
Handicap International has already helped 30,000 victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan since it released $131,800 in general funds to launch its emergency relief response on August 1. To date, the amount of funding that Handicap International has received is far from adequate to cover current needs. Handicap International is counting on everyone to continue to support its relief effort.
SIX MONTHS OF ACTION
July 2010 - Six months after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, Handicap International's staff in Haiti now includes 480 people, including 70 expatriate staff - the largest deployment in the organizations's history.
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Cluster bomb ban treaty takes effect worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force on August 1, 2010, becoming binding international law. While celebrating the treaty at events throughout the United States on Sunday, campaigners called upon the U.S. to attend the convention's first meeting of States Parties in Vientiane, Lao PDR, this November, and to join the treaty as soon as possible.
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Flooding in Pakistan: 30,000 Victims Have Received Aid
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Flooding in Pakistan: Intensifying Emergency Relief Efforts
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Flooding in Pakistan: Handicap International Takes Action
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U.S. Campaigners Celebrate Entry Into Force of CCM
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Senators and Representatives Support Ban on Landmines
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