International Cooperation and Humanitarian Action

At EDF, an energetic team is working on international cooperation and humanitarian action.

EDF has an active role to play to ensure persons with disabilities and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) are included in EU international cooperation and humanitarian response.

To achieve this result, we collaborate with a range of partners on various projects, advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities around the world.

Our ongoing projects

Empower Ukraine

Empower Ukraine is a project working towards the better inclusion of at-risk internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, veterans, older people, single-headed households, adults and children in institutions, and members of host communities with and without disabilities in specifically six oblasts (regions) in Ukraine.

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Climate: Strengthening the Disability Climate Action Caucus

Last news - COP30 EDF COP30 advocacy brief Endorsement of Disability Caucus COP30 Briefing Paper - IDDC About...

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Empowering OPDs for Inclusive Crisis Response and Disaster Risk Reduction

This project aims to strengthen and sustain EDFs advocacy for disability-inclusive international cooperation, humanitarian action, and crisis response...

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Our latest news

| Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), International cooperation
“EU in the world 2025”: EDF report on disability-inclusive EU external action

We just published our third edition of the “EU in the World report”, highlighting EDF’s advocacy and policy...

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| Human Rights, Refugees
Europe must close the rights gap for migrants and asylum seekers with disabilities

Joint statement by the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) Migrants and asylum...

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| Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Humanitarian Action
New report finds serious gaps in Disability-Inclusive EU Aid

Our new report shows that the European Union EU is falling far short of its obligations and commitment...

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