Iraq has one of the largest populations of persons with disabilities in the world. Despite this, there has been little consultation among persons with disabilities and their representative groups by government and humanitarian and development agencies. Persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in Iraq: Barriers, challenges and priorities aims to improve the understanding of the barriers experienced by persons with disabilities, including the key challenges and priorities of their representative organizations, in order to inform humanitarian and development programming. The report is based on interviews conducted with 81 representatives of 53 Organizations of persons with disabilities across 18 governorates in Iraq.
Iraq has one of the largest populations of persons with disabilities in the world. Despite this, there has been little consultation among persons with disabilities and their representative groups by government and humanitarian and development agencies. Persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in Iraq: Barriers, challenges and priorities aims to improve the understanding of the barriers experienced by persons with disabilities, including the key challenges and priorities of their representative organizations, in order to inform humanitarian and development programming. The report is based on interviews conducted with 81 representatives of 53 Organizations of persons with disabilities across 18 governorates in Iraq.
This Compendium documents the broad range of UNICEF’s social protection interventions in MENA from 2014-2017.
The Compendium includes 20 case studies detailing UNICEF’s contributions in the MENA region across the following five Action Areas
Evidence and Advocacy (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco)
Policies, coordinating and financing (Djibouti, Morocco)
Cash transfer programming and systems strengthening (Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia)
Cash plus interventions and social work (Iraq, State of Palestine (highlights children with disabilities), Yemen)
Social protection in fragile and humanitarian contexts/settings (Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria). The Syrian programme was "Reaching children with complex disabilities through cash transfers and case management"