Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The Double Minority Challenge Faced by Immigrants and Refugees with Disabilities (USCRI, Dec. 2024) [text]

Migrants with disabilities facing dual neglect: UN committees (OHCHR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Refugees with disabilities advancing inclusion and self-reliance (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Yemen and Poland.

Reports: 

Access to Tertiary Education for Refugees with Disabilities in Dadaab Refugee Camps, LERRN Working Paper, no. 26 (Carleton Univ., Nov. 2024) [text]

The Impact of Drought on the Livelihood Adaptive Strategies of Refugee Youth with Physical Disabilities in Kakuma, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 4 (Refugee-Led Research Hub, Dec. 2024) [text]

"It Felt Like Everything in Life Stopped": Legal Capacity Rights Violations Against People with Disabilities in Canada’s Immigration Detention System (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2024) [access]

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support and Older People in Humanitarian Crises: Good Practice Guide (HelpAge International, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Also available in Arabic. 

Towards Meaningful Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and Older People in Humanitarian Action: Lessons from Measuring Effectiveness of Meaningful Participation Innovation Challenge (ELRHA, May 2024) [access]

- Focuses on Ethiopia and Indonesia.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (22 Nov. 2024)