In line with the humanitarian principles of humanity and impartiality, Handicap International is committed to ensure that humanitarian aid actors take into account the issues of inclusion, in humanitarian response, policies and frameworks.
Rehabilitation must be recognized as an essential component of health care as it is critical in supporting individuals reaching an optimum level of health and wellbeing, and participating fully in society.
The right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right anchored in a range of international instruments, including the UN convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities. Removing barriers and empowering persons with disabilities is essential in ensuring their right to health.
Based on its field experience working with disabled people and their representative organisations, as well as people most at risk, Handicap International advocates for inclusive community-based disaster risk management.
Handicap International has been working in the field of education since 1998, and prior to that, with development partners from 1989 to 1997. Handicap International’s actions in education have a specific focus on children with disabilities, who represent some of the most vulnerable and excluded young learners worldwide.
The Syrian crisis has generated the largest refugee movement since the Rwandan genocide and is described as the defining refugee crisis of our era. Within this refugee population older, disabled and injured refugees face specific challenges that contribute to their vulnerability.
The report highlights that advocacy with and by victims (survivors, family and community members of people injured or killed by cluster munitions) is not a straightforward process.