Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Response

26 Feb 2020
Open to All
Time: 17:30 - 19:00 | GMT+01:00

New guidelines for more inclusive humanitarian action

On 26 February, PHAP and International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) have organized in partnership with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) secretariat and the Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action an online session to introduce the new Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action and discuss how to practically achieve disability-inclusive humanitarian action.

The event will discuss how to make a real difference for persons with disabilities and how best to implement these guidelines in practice. Humanitarian actors need to translate the IASC Guidelines into concrete improvements in their daily activities, continuing to work closely with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations.

You will hear from guest experts such as Sien Andries, an Inclusive Humanitarian Action Specialist at Humanity and Inclusion; Allan A. Calma, Global Humanitarian Coordinator at Lutheran World Federation (LWF); Kirstin Lange, Programme Specialist (Disability Inclusive Humanitarian Action) at UNICEF; and Elham Youssefian Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Advisor at the International Disability Alliance.

To see when the live session will take place in your time zone, click here.

 

Time: 17:30 - 19:00 | GMT+01:00
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
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