Conflict and natural disasters have a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities, who are often among the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in society. Such emergencies can also produce new disabilities through injury, illness or the collapse of services. Making matters worse is the poor track record of the humanitarian system's response. As a result, people with disabilities often experience difficulty in accessing the services themselves, either because of their own lack of physical or financial access or because of the lack of appropriate services and properly trained staff themselves.
Photo: ICRC/F. Wahidy
Organization focusing on the needs of people with disabilities and vulnerable populations in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and natural disaster
Alliance of eight global and six regional organizations of persons with disabilities
Tasked with the development of the forthcoming guidelines on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action (co-chaired by UNICEF, the International Disability Alliance, and Humanity and Inclusion)
Standards for including older people and people with disabilities in humanitarian response, including key actions, guidance notes, tools and resources, and case studies.
Outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit, consisting of key principles to make humanitarian action inclusive of persons with disabilities
Summary of good practices in embedding inclusion of older people and people with disabilities within humanitarian policies and practices
Tool providing step-by-step guidance on how to implement a disability-inclusive emergency response
Guidance to help ensure that children and adolescents with disabilities are included in all stages of humanitarian action, from preparing for emergencies to recovering from them
16-20 September: Entebbe
7-11 October: Geneva
10-14 November: Amman/Dead Sea