Disability and displacement (Forced Migration Review 35)

It is not common practice to include people with disabilities among those who are considered as particularly vulnerable in disasters and displacement and who therefore require targeted response – yet statistics tell us that up to 10% of all displaced people will have a disability.

The 27 feature theme articles in this issue of FMR show why disabled people who are displaced need particular consideration and highlight some of the initiatives taken (locally and at the global level) to change thinking and practices so that their vulnerability is recognised, their voices heard – and responses made inclusive.

This issue also contains a mini-feature on Brazil and five general articles. It will be published in English, French, Arabic and Spanish, and the mini-feature on Brazil is also available in Portuguese (thanks to UNHCR Brazil).

See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/disability

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Episode	Description	People	Date
FMR 35 Disabilities among refugees and conflict-affected populations	In 2007 the Women's Refugee Commission launched a major research project to assess the situation for those living with disabilities among displaced and conflict affected populations.	Rachael Reilly	12 December, 2017
FMR 35 Local integration of refugees in Brazil	Local integration is a complex economic, political, social and cultural process.	Julia Bertino Moreira, Rosana Baeninger	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Amnesty for clandestine refugees in Brazil	The story of clandestine refugees in Brazil.	Alex André Vargem	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Enhancing refugees' integration: new initiatives in Brazil	Recent initiatives in Brazil have strengthened protection and enhanced integration opportunities for refugees.	Liliana Lyra Jubilut	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Brazil and the spirit of Cartagena	The Declaration of Cartagena is important as it includes elements that link the three threads of international protection, humanitarian law, human rights and the rights of refugees, in legislation, interpretation and operation.	Luiz Paulo Teles Ferreira Barreto, Renato Zerbini Ribeiro Leão	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Protection in natural disasters	Preparing for, responding to and recovering from natural disasters is as much about human rights as about delivery of relief items and logistics.	Elizabeth Ferris	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Migration, mobility and solutions: an evolving perspective	There is growing recognition that refugees' mobility is a positive asset that can contribute to their lasting protection.	Katy Long, Jeff Crisp	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Responding to IDP reproductive health needs	Despite the administrative, logistical, political and cultural challenges of working in Darfur, the Gereida Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Centre has made significant progress in a short time.	Shanon McNab, Isabella Atieno	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 To return or stay?	The views of Sri Lankan refugees in India challenge some of the assumptions inherent in promoting repatriation as the most desirable durable solution to protracted displacement.	John Giammatteo	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Accountability to disaster affected populations	The hardest aspect of accountability to disaster-affected persons seems to be managing the tensions between the timeliness and the quality of a response.	Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 The case for a Conclusion	Why support UNHCR's proposed ExCom Conclusion on Disability.	Brendan Joyce	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 In-house (dis)ability	In May 2007 UNHCR established an internal working group to look at developing in-house policies for people with disabilities both for the benefit of people of concern to us and for staff members.	Safak Pavey	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Social inclusion: a Pakistan case-study	An inclusive approach to water and sanitation provision can facilitate good hygiene behaviour, improve self-reliance and reduce the prevalence of many preventable diseases.	Munazza Gillani, Mohammad Bilal Chaudhry, Niazullah Khan	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Negotiating inclusion in Sri Lanka	In providing effective assistance to displaced people with disabilities in Sri Lanka, partnerships and negotiating skills have proved essential.	Valerie Scherrer, Roshan Mendis	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Disability in the UN cluster system	The cluster system offers space for raising awareness among humanitarian actors and for putting disability on the agenda, but it impairs local and cross-cutting dynamics at field level.	Adele Perry, Anne Héry	8 April, 2013
FMR 35 Services and participation in Yemen	Assessing the needs of refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities has traditionally been much neglected in refugee assistance programmes.	Aisha M Saeed	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Education access for all	Despite the challenges and barriers experienced by displaced learners with disabilities and the evident need for further human and financial resources, inclusive education in crisis contexts is possible.	Helen Pinnock, Marian Hodgkin	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Brokering the culture gap	Although refugees who enter the United States are encouraged to integrate into American life, many struggle to navigate the country's service delivery system, especially those with disabilities.	Rooshey Hasnain	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Resettlement for disabled refugees	Over the past few decades there have been some positive (albeit inconsistent) changes in US refugee admissions policy as well as in UNHCR's guidelines for resettlement, especially relating to refugees with disabilities.	Mansha Mirza	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Reception of asylum seekers with disabilities in Europe	With regard to the reception of asylum seekers in the European Union, provisions for the protection of people with disabilities are found in a wide range of regulatory sources.	Ana Beduschi-Orti	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Failing London's disabled refugees	Small, refugee led community organisations are disproportionately taking the strain for supporting London's disabled asylum seekers and refugees.	Neil Amas, Jacob Lagnado	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Early engagement	New Zealand welcomes refugees with disabilities, but this article investigates how well they are supported after arrival.	Celia Brandon, Candy Smith	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 New Zealand: beyond the quota	The New Zealand government accepts refugees with disabilities and has established structures and partnerships to facilitate their participation in society.	Rowan Saker	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 The Convention: on paper and in practice	While various international instruments are in place to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, knowledge of these at a grassroots level is limited.	Cassandra Phillips, Steve Estey, Mary Ennis	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Displacement limbo in Sierra Leone	When does war end and peace begin? When a peace accord is signed? When the intervention forces leave and those responsible are put on trial? Or when civilians can return home and resume their livelihoods?	Sam Duerden	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Kakuma's first raffle	In the face of continuing funding cuts to programmes, residents and staff in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya have had to find new ways to support persons with disabilities.	Menbere Dawit with the Kakuma Syndicate Disabled Group	29 March, 2013
FMR 35 Shifting community views: reducing stigma in Dadaab	Among the greatest protection risks facing refugees with disabilities in Dadaab are discrimination and stigmatisation.	Devon Cone	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Intersection of disability and HIV/AIDS	Intersection of disability and HIV/AIDS.	Myroslava Tataryn	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 More than a ramp	People with disability live in families and live in communities. We cannot be separated from society. (Simon Ong'om, Chairperson of the Gulu Disabled Persons Union).	Gulu Disabled Persons Union	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Perception and protection in Sri Lanka	An assessment conducted in Sri Lanka in 2008 revealed that displaced people with disabilities were extremely vulnerable to protection incidents and their vulnerability was increased by their lack of voice.	Francesca Bombi	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Vulnerability and disability in Darfur	The difficulties faced by persons with disabilities throughout the displacement process contribute to their increased vulnerability.	Maria Kett, Jean-Francois Trani	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Addressing the data challenge	The humanitarian relief community needs to collect disability-specific data through rapid needs assessments, registration processes, accessing local knowledge and disability monitoring.	Kathleen B Simmons	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Second African Decade of Persons with Disabilities	Forced Displacement and African Persons with Disabilities.	Aïda Sarr, Kudakwashe Dube	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 Disability in displacement	People with disabilities face many additional difficulties before, during and after displacement but provision of appropriate assistance and protection for all is feasible.	Aleema Shivji	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 A shared vision	Comments from United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability.	Shuaib Chalklen	25 March, 2013
FMR 35 From the Editors	Disability and displacement.	Editors	25 March, 2013

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