Resources for addressing the needs and maximizing the potential of refugees and displaced persons who have disabilities. This includes the first major report on the subject, as well as field tools and practical guidance for field staff.
Ahead of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) taking place in Geneva from 17 to 18 December 2018, WRC, together with CARE International, Plan International, and the UNSW Forced Migration Research Network, has developed a "tip sheet" to help stakeholders ensure their pledges, contributions, and good practices for the first GRF are more effective and put “people first” by incorporating age, gender, and diversity, including disability (AGD), considerations.
The guidance has been endorsed by more than 20 organizations including:
ACT Alliance, Act for Peace, AMES Australia, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Australian National Committee on Refugee Women (ANCORW), CARE International, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), INTERSOS, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Jesuit Refugee Service Australia, Justice Centre Hong Kong, Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN), National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU), PHALS from Bangladesh, PLAN International, Settlement Services International (SSI), Townsville Multicultural Support Group Inc. (TMSG), UNSW Forced Migration Research Network, Women Deliver, Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), Women Refugee Route
Our project contributing to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Team developing Global Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action (IASC Disability Guidelines), supports humanitarian stakeholders to work towards gender equality and to address the protection and empowerment of women and girls with disabilities by:
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