Monthly Newsletter | Issue 12 - August 2021
Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Welcome to the 12th edition of the DRG Newsletter!
August has been a particularly difficult month for so many. From Afghanistan to Haiti and many other forgotten emergencies, communities are facing serious threats and human rights abuses. It is vital that efforts to respond to these crises does not leave people with disabilities behind.
Whilst it is usually a quiet month due to the summer break in the northern hemisphere, the work on disability inclusion and other related intersectional activities keeps progressing at good pace and we have this month very interesting news to share! Please do keep sharing news from your work so that we can continue supporting creating synergies, improve our global coordination, and facilitate new opportunities for collaboration and engagement.
Elham Youssefian (International Disability Alliance), Christian Modino Hok (CBM Global) and Kirstin Lange (UNICEF)
Photo Credits: UNICEF/UN0177789/Al-Issa
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Announces US$12.5 Million Catalytic Grant in Iraq, Advancing Goals for Peaceful Development and Universal, Equitable Education
In all, 10% of beneficiaries are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps and 15% in non-camp settings, 30% are returnees, 35% are Syrian refugees, and 10% are from host communities. Girls and adolescent girls will make up 60 % of those to be reached across all education levels. Children with disabilities will comprise 10% of the overall number of girls and boys to be reached.
>> Link to the Press Release Available HERE.
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The New UNFPA Resources on Disability Inclusive COVID-19 Response and Recovery on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Gender-Based Violence
This publication provides an assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the exercise of rights for and well-being of women and girls with disabilities around the world. Drawn from the findings of this assessment a comprehensive pack of resources has been developed in collaboration with UN Women to assist a range of actors such as United Nations Country Teams, civil society, governments, multilateral organizations, and others involved in COVID-19 response and recovery to ensure that their policies and practices are inclusive of women and girls with disabilities and their rights are promoted.
This resource pack of 5 products consists of an
- Impact Assessment
- Compendium of Good Practices
- Checklist for Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Checklist for Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- ‘Know Your Rights!’ Guide and corresponding Easy Read versions.
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UNHCR - Working with Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement Facilitator's Guide
>> Link to the Guide Available HERE.
For more information and to obtain copies of the handouts and the PPTs through other platforms, please contact Ricardo Pla Cordero placorde [at] unhcr.org
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Disability and Food Security in the Central African Republic - Findings of the ENSA 2020
>> Links to the Overview Available in ENGLISH and in FRENCH.
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CBM Global New Publication - "Disability Inclusive Cash Assistance: Learnings from Practice in Humanitarian Response"
This case study collection describes lessons learned from seven inclusive humanitarian cash transfer projects implemented from 2015 – 2020 in Niger, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, and Indonesia, and five ongoing projects from the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic responses.
It aims to benefit both humanitarian practitioners engaged in Cash Based Interventions (CBI) and the wider humanitarian sector by presenting insights and learning on how humanitarian CBI programmes can be made more inclusive, to ensure equal outcomes for disaster-affected people with disabilities and other at-risk groups. CBM Global is planning to organize in collaboration with CaLP an online event in the coming weeks on Disability Inclusive Cash Assistance so watch this space!
>> Link to the Webpage Available HERE.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Gerard Quinn
>> Link to the Report Available HERE.
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Webinar Series on Accountability to Affected Populations by PHAP
-> Making collective accountability to affected Populations a Reality
-> Practitioner insights: Applying guidance on Accountability and Inclusion
2 November 2021, 14:00-16:00 CET
-> Accountability and Inclusion in the Covid-19 response: lessons for the future
7 December 2021, 14:00-16:00 CET
-> Complaints and feedback mechanisms: Making much-needed changes
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Save the Date for the 8th Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW 2022)
>> Link to the Webpage Available HERE.
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Some Updates Towards the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2022
The GDS co-hosts we will soon start working on the formulation of commitments and DRG Members who are interested will be invited during the month of September to contribute to the process.
The GDS Website is planned to be launched very soon, stay tuned ! More information will be published shortly, in the meantime please visit https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/gds-2022