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Source: http://www.handicap-international.orgHandicap International is an international organization that delivers various types of aid to persons with disabilities in conflict and post-conflict situations, emergencies and natural disasters. Using a human rights-based approach, the aim of their work is to provide care and to ensure that disabled persons regain their independence and their place in a community. Handicap International’s work focuses mainly around the following areas: emergencies; rehabilitation; anti-mines action; physical and mental health; inclusion and disability rights and policies. The site has extensive documentation (some only available in French) not only on the organization’s work and programmes but also on the conditions of handicapped persons in various countries and the results and challenges of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Source: http://www.asksource.info/res_library/disability.htmThis site offers a number of key lists pertinent to issues of persons with disabilities. These are divided into disability and society, management issues, and rehabilitation and health. Particularly useful in peacebuilding are topics on mainstreaming disability, disability and human rights, gender and disability, disability and adolescence, and community based rehabilitation. Also provided are a number of additional themes, listed alphabetically.
Source: http://www.survivorcorps.org/Survivor Corps is an international organization that works to provide assistance to survivors of conflict in their quest to rebuild their homes, their communities and their lives, by breaking the cycle of victimization and violence. Through various campaigns and advocacy programmes, the organization provides information on their work towards banning landmines, promoting the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, providing leadership programmes in post-conflict situations, and providing assistance to survivors to prevent further victimization. The website also contains information and updates on international action in landmine sectors and reviews and guidelines for work done with survivors.
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Source: ECOSOC, E/CN.5/2008/6This note provides an overview of the background, practicalities and resources available towards mainstreaming disability in the development agenda of The Commission for Social Development. Aimed at providing comprehensive coverage of the direction of the international community in its efforts to mainstream disabilities in to development programs, the note highlights principle efforts such as the no gap policy, which emphasizes the cooperation of all actors, the increased involvement of such coordinated efforts in activities such as capacity building, promotion of decent work, socio-economic integration, empowerment and inclusion. There is a renewed effort to adequately use the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a tool for mainstreaming development, with actors such as Governments and International Organizations such as the ILO incorporating its provisions within development programs, readily useable in post-conflict settings. The note provides examples and lessons learned from previous work done on gender and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming with principles extracted for future use on mainstreaming in disability. The note concludes with discussion points for actors who are seeking to expand or begin their work on mainstreaming disability into their development programs.
Source: Handicap International From the basis that persons with disabilities are more likely to be excluded from relief activities in times of emergency, including crisis and disasters, and that they are especially vulnerable to physical, sexual and emotional abuse, Handicap International has developed guidelines and recommendations towards the protection and inclusion of these vulnerable populations. This especially includes displaced persons and refugees, who are jointly affected by changes to their environment and familiar reference points. The document briefly reviews definitions, facts and international legal protection and proceeds to highlight primary protection issues and methods for the integration and protection of these vulnerable populations. Examples of initiatives to respond to protection issues include: prevention and warning systems; monitoring and complaints investigation mechanisms to redress violations of rights; proximity and access to existing facilities; monitoring access to relief activities and psycho-social support. Handicap International advocates for an integrated approach towards people with disabilities and these succinct guidelines build on activities the organization has already undertaken, including rehabilitation, assistance and support to people with disabilities in emergencies.
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR has developed a manual of guidelines and recommendations aimed at placing people of concern at the centre of all decision affecting their lives, especially when faced with situations of displacement. Developed primarily for all UNHCR personnel, the manual is also useful for partners with UNHCR and can be read in conjunction with UNHCR’s Handbook for Repatriation and Reintegration Activities. The primary issues developed in this manual include building a common understanding amongst UNHCR staff and partners towards initiatives focused on inclusiveness; participation and equality; providing practical guidance on the development and implementation of community-based approaches to include the participation of all people of concern, and present the considerations for specific contexts (urban, emergency, IDP’s) including case studies on return and reintegration, conflict and conflict resolution, amongst others. The authors conclude with recommendations towards the cohesion and effectiveness of activities by all actors, national and international in the protection of people of concern.
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