Handicap International - wikipedia Handicap International Handicap International Founded 1982 Type Non-governmental organization Location Lyon, Auvergne - Rhône - Alpes, France Area served Worldwide Employees 3,500 ( field staff ) Website Handicap International Handicap International is an organization which does not depend on any government, created in 1982 to provide help in refugee camps in Cambodia and Thailand. Headquartered in France and Belgium, since its creation, it has opened branches in six other countries : Switzerland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and the United States. It is an organization which is independent of all governments, which aims to help disabled and vulnerable people in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. More than 3,500 field staff are currently located in more than 60 countries worldwide. Handicap International is one of the 6 founding members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Since February 2005, the organization has also been calling for a ban on cluster munitions and conducting research documenting the human impact of these weapons. Handicap International is a founding member of the Cluster Munition Coalition, an international civil society campaign that works to erase the production and storage of all the munition. In February 2006, Belgium became the first country to enact such a ban as a result of Handicap International 's public awareness and advocacy efforts. Handicap International has been a vocal advocate of the Convention on Cluster Munitions ( CCM ), an international treaty banning the use, transfer and stockpile of these weapons adopted on 30 May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. There are currently 68 states that have ratified the CCM and 43 non-ratifying signatories. Handicap International won the prize of the 2011 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a $1.5 million prize, for its commitment to disabled people living in situations of poverty, exclusion, conflict or natural disasters. It is also a member organization of the International Disability and Development Consortium. History and beginnings Handicap International was Founded in France in 1982, by Two French doctors to help the ones who suffered because of the landmines in Cambodian refugee camps. The first orthopedic centers were set up in refugee camps in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma and Laos. Simple, locally available equipment was used by Handicap International, enabling immediate, effective and practical aid to the process, and competent local teams to carry on the work. In 1986, Handicap International Belgium was set up, and the organization began to extend its work to other countries. References ^ Jump up to : Handicap International UK. `` Handicap International website ''. Handicap-international.org.uk. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1997/icbl.html Jump up ^ http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/the-coalition/members/ Jump up ^ http://the-monitor.org/index.php/publications/display?act=submit&pqs_year=2009&pqs_type=cm&pqs_report=belgium&pqs_section= Jump up ^ http://www.clusterconvention.org/ratifications-and-signatures/ Jump up ^ http://www.handicap-international.us/hi/new/ External links Handicap International USA Handicap International UK Handicap International Canada Handicap International France Handicap International Belgium Handicap International Germany Handicap International Switzerland Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Handicap_International&oldid=792728194 '' Categories : Humanitarian aid organizations Organizations established in 1982 Charities based in France 1982 establishments in Europe Disability organizations Nansen Refugee Award winners Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk About Wikipedia বাংলা Български Deutsch Français Latina Nederlands Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 28 July 2017, at 08 : 17. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the headquarter of handicap international situated
Answer: France