Strengthening protection of persons with disabilities in forced displacement
Strengthening protection of persons with disabilities in forced displacement
The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability.
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About the Facilitator’s Guide package
This Facilitator’s Guide on Strengthening Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement is designed to support UNHCR staff, partners and other stakeholders at the field level to:
- Recognize the protection concerns and capacities of refugees with disabilities and other persons with disabilities protected and assisted by UNHCR;
- Apply the principles reflected in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and UNHCR Guidance on Working with Persons with Disabilities to a range of programs and sectors;
- Collect and use data to enhance disability inclusion;
- Design immediate and long-term strategies to mitigate protection risks and promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in UNHCR programming.
This Facilitator’s Guide includes five interconnected modules with session objectives, learning points, activity descriptions and tools to support UNHCR Country Office staff and partners in facilitating workshops on strengthening the protection of persons with disabilities.
While completing all five modules is strongly recommended to acquire both an understanding of the rights of persons with disabilities and strategies to promote their inclusion, the Guide is designed so that each module can be used independently, depending on the context and needs of the target audience. Using each module in independent workshops can help to space learning over time or raise awareness and strengthen the knowledge of participants in a particular area where learning gaps have been identified following learning needs analysis.
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Module 5
Activities
UNHCR Specific Needs Codes
