Publication Date
June 2008
76 p
"This report is the culmination of a six-month project...to address the rights and needs of displaced persons with disabilities, with a particular focus on women (including older women), children and youth. Based on field research in five refugee situations, as well as global desk research, the Women’s Commission sought to map existing services for displaced persons with disabilities, identify gaps and good practices and make recommendations on how to improve services, protection and participation for displaced persons with disabilities"
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Keywords
Development/ Humanitarian; direct provision; Disability and social diversity; asylum seekers; displaced populations; persons with disabilities; refugees; women with disabilities; Education; inclusive education; Health; issues: malnutrition; mental health; systems: service delivery; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; participation; Livelihoods; vocational training