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Dear DRG Members,

We are delighted to share once again the DRG July Newsletter! It includes very interesting reports and new guidance all of which show once again the breadth of work that is taking place regarding disability inclusion in Humanitarian Action. A big thank you as ever to all the contributors and please do keep sharing your wisdom and good practices. We are keen to keep track and bring visibility to all your great work.

July is now over, and for some of us, particularly in the northern hemisphere, august brings an opportunity to rest a little bit, recover some energies, spend time with family and friends, or get some space to reflect and take stock on the year so far. With everything that is happening - the Ukraine War and its economic impact, the COVID 19 new waves, the Hunger crisis across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, the Global Warming and its impact around the world and particularly the most at risk and poorest communities, just to name a few – having the opportunity to take some time off feels like a luxury, although so necessary for our wellbeing. So for those of you having that opportunity enjoy it as much as you can, and for those still working keep up the good work!

Kindest

Elham Youssefian (International Disability Alliance)
Christian Modino Hok (CBM Global)
Kirstin Lange (UNICEF)

by UNOCHA

This year’s World Humanitarian Day (WHD) campaign's soft launch on August 19th aims to grow global appreciation of humanitarian work and show its positive impact.

On behalf of the wider humanitarian community, OCHA has developed a campaign that builds on the saying ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in crisis.  It will bring a light on the hundreds of thousands of volunteers, professionals and crisis-affected people who deliver urgent health care, shelter, food, protection, water and much more.

Through digital art and visual storytelling, the campaign will tell the stories of humanitarians, their work and the people they serve.

There are plenty of ways to get involved in the campaign, promoting it via social media, organizing events and engaging the media. Therefore, the below handout and presentation will help you communicate the campaign and its objectives. Thank you for sharing widely.

by Humanitarian Policy Group

A number of reports have been produced by HPG over three years of research on the inclusion and exclusion in humanitarian action, including the inclusion and exclusion of persons with disabilities. This research explored what drives exclusion and inclusion in humanitarian responses and what inclusive humanitarian responses look like. A compilation of them can be found below.

by IFRC, HI, CBM Global

By Fafo

This report investigates the developments in efforts to monitor the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the programs and activities of UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Bank, in the years between the first (2018) and the second (2022) Global Disability Summits. It asks if and how the recent polices, guidelines, and accountability frameworks of UNHCR, UNICEF, and the World Bank have led to an improvement in monitoring of the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

by IASC, UNOCHA & ICVA

by World Food Programme

The Washington Group questions are increasingly used in humanitarian action. However, the practical challenges of humanitarian settings, including sampling constraints, remote modalities, and short timeframes have led to confusion about whether and when these questions can be most effectively used in emergencies. This blog focuses specifically on the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS), which is most commonly used or considered in humanitarian action and is the standardised tool for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), to disaggregate data by disability.

by the WASH in Crises Research and Innovation Group

The WASH in Humanitarian Crises Research Agenda seeks to generate a consensus-based list of priority research questions that can steer investments in research among the WASH in humanitarian crises field up until 2030. Thus, they are asking staff of organisations and/or networks who reflect a broad spread of geography and areas of expertise in humanitarian programmes, to judge and prioritise a list a proposed research questions through an online survey.

The survey should take 1-2 hours of your time.

Deadline to complete: August 15^th, 2022.

For more information or have any questions, reach out to them at: [email protected]

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