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Making Humanitarian Action Inclusive: How to Engage in the Development of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Geneva
The Session will provide an overview of the Task Team, work plan and work streams established to assist with the development of the Guidelines. Participants will have the opportunity to share best practices and discuss opportunities to contribute to different work streams in line with their expertise.
- Objective of the Session: To foster greater participation and sectorial expertise of relevant stakeholders into work streams of the IASC Task Team.
- Participants: The session is relevant for organizations interested on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action as well as those with sectorial expertise (e.g. in WASH, Education, Protection, etc.) and interest in contributing to development of the Guidelines, including potentially interested networks attending the HNPW, such as the Emergency Medical Teams (EMT), the Emergency Supplies Prepositioning Strategy (ESUPS) Working Group, the INSARAG Steering Group and the UNDAC Mission Support Partners / UNDAC Advisory Board, and private sector participants with an interest in inclusive humanitarian action for persons with disabilities.
- Expected Outcomes: Increased awareness and knowledge of the IASC Guidelines’ development process, feedback on how to engage a wider range of stakeholders in the process, and identification of sectoral experts with interest to contribute to the guidelines development process.
Please note that meeting will be in English (no interpretation available).
Note that, to participate to this meeting, you must first of all be registered at the HNPW (follow link on www.hnpw.org).
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