Humanitarian Action
In any situation of crisis or conflict, persons with disabilities face disproportionate risk of abandonment, violence, death, and a lack of access to safety, relief, and recovery support. Crucial information on safety and evacuation is often inaccessible, and evacuation centres themselves are also rarely accessible, meaning that persons with disabilities are too often left behind.
Our achievements
- Bridging the Gaps – four studies on Ukrainian children with disabilities (Dec 2022)
- Disability-Inclusive Cash Feasibility Assessment Report (August 2022)
- Technical brief – Key Principles and Recommendations for Inclusive Cash and Voucher Assistance in Ukraine (June 2022)
- Policy Paper – Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: moving forward across Europe and Central Asia (December 2021)
- Policy Brief – Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: moving forward across Europe and Central Asia (December 2021)
- Review of Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Policy and Practice in Europe and Central Asia (December 2021)
- Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction – Reference guide for practitioners in Europe and Central Asia (December 2021)
- How to include organisations of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action using IASC Guidelines (Video) (November 2021)
- EDF position paper EU global role in COVID 19 response and impact on lives of persons with disabilities (April 2021)
- “Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people with disabilities” – Insight and stories from Bangladesh and Kenya (October 2020)
Other resources in inclusive emergency response
Check out our dedicated page with guidelines and best practices for an emergency response that takes into account the specific requirements of persons with disabilities and involves DPOs.
Humanitarian response projects
Ukraine war: OPD led disability inclusive response and recovery (Phase 1)
This one year project - funded by CBM - aims to provide support to persons with disabilities in Ukraine and in neighboring and nearby countries who have been impacted by the Ukraine war
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Mapping disability inclusiveness of European member states’ development and humanitarian aid
As part of EDF’s international cooperation strategy, EDF would like to assess the extent to which European Member States’ development aid official development aid is inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities.
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Humanitarian Action
European Humanitarian Forum: Ensuring inclusion of persons with disabilities throughout the humanitarian cycle is essential
EDF participated in the third edition of the European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) on 18 and 19 March in...
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Humanitarian Action, International cooperation
The Parliament adopted a resolution on the innovative humanitarian aid strategy
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on how to build an “innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current...
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Disability Card, Humanitarian Action, Political Participation
European Parliament’s Disability Rights Week days 3, 4 and 5
The European Parliament organised its first “Disability Rights Week” to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It...
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An-Sofie Leenknecht
Human Rights Coordinator
Contact: ansofie.leenknecht@edf-feph.org
Phillipa Tucker
Central and Eastern Europe Coordinator
Contact: phillipa.tucker@edf-feph.org
Mariya Yasenovska
Humanitarian Support Officer
Contact: Mariya.Yasenovska@edf-feph.org
Giulia Traversi
Humanitarian Advocacy Officer
Contact: giulia.traversi@edf-feph.org