The report provides lessons and recommendations for other organizations and the wider humanitarian community on engaging persons with disabilities at all levels of humanitarian work. It draws on consultations with over 700 displaced persons—including persons with disabilities, their families, and ...humanitarian staff—in eight countries.
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La Commission des femmes pour les réfugiés (WRC) identifie les besoins, recherche des solutions et plaide pour un changement au niveau mondial en vue d’améliorer la vie des femmes, des enfants et des jeunes déplacés par les conflits et les crises. Sur le plan juridique, la Commission des femm...es pour les réfugiés fait partie du Comité International de secours (IRC), une organisation à but non lucratif de type 501 (c)(3), mais ne reçoit pas de soutien financier direct de sa part.
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A discussion tool on improving access & inclusion for displaced persons with disabilities
"The handbook is intended for use by the first responders
of the emergency services from the moment they
receive an alarm up to the first 30 minutes on scene at
an incident.
The handbook is envisaged to function as a checklist
and decision-support for personnel with existing knowledge
of emerg...ency response operations. "
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Project on Minimum Standards and Non-Binding Guidelines for First Responders Regarding Planning, Training, Procedure and Equipment for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents
Informationsbroschüre über Möglichkeiten der Kostenerstattung für psychotherapeutische Behandlung in Deutschland (auf türkisch).
Information on reimbursement for psychotherapy costs in germany.
What is good ear care? Should we clean our ears? How can noise affect our ears?
Many myths and misconceptions are associated with ear problems and hearing loss. 360 million persons across the world have disabling hearing loss. About half of all these cases are easily prevented or treated. Following... good ear care practices, such as reducing exposure to noise, avoiding insertion of objects into the ears can prevent many from developing ear and hearing problems.
This brief animation features a young girl talking about her experience of ear pain. It depicts common home remedies and behaviour that can damage the ears, leading to hearing loss.
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Chapter 29: Refugees and Displaced Women:
Flight and Arrival,
Basic Needs,
Reproductive Health,
Mental Health,
Women as Leaders
Adapted from Disability Task Force. General protections and inclusion principles of injured persons and people with disabilities
Webinar.
The purpose of this booklet is to help readers understand why data on children with disabilities are currently inadequate, the difficulties that surround the gathering of high-quality data on disabled children, and why there is a real need to improve the collection, analysis, dissemination... and use of disability data.
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This document is one of eight PDF documents that comprise the Guidance on Child-focused Victim
Assistance. All are available in PDF at . The full document is also available.
This first section contains the Acknowledgements, Foreword, Acronyms and Chapters 1 th...rough 4: Chapter 1. Introduction: The Need for Child-focused Victim Assistance Guidance; Chapter 2. Mine Action, UNICEF and Guidance on Child Victim Assistance ;Chapter 3. Victim Assistance: Stakeholders and International Standards; Chapter 4. Principles, Coordination and Cross-cutting Aspects of Victim Assistance
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