Oslo Conference on Disability in Conflicts and Emergencies
The Atlas Alliance and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged an international conference from May 30-31 2011 in Oslo on the topic of Disability in Conflicts and Emergencies - “Reaching the most vulnerable”.
Chair's Summary from the conference (download)
Interviews from the conference:
Ola Abu Alghaib, Stars of Hope, Palestine
Dr. Michel Archange Péan, Secretary of State for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Haiti
Dr. Alberto Cairo, ICRC, Afghanistan
Valerie Scherrer, CBM Emergency Response Unit, Belgium
Download presentations:
Nerina Cevra (Action on Armed violence)
Disability and armed violence
Charlotte Mcclain-Nhlapo (USAID)
Disability in Disaster Risk Reduction strategy
Dr. Alberto Cairo (ICRC, Kabul)
Recovery from conflict, examples from Afghanistan,
Mr. Ibrahim Salama (Human Rights Treaties Division, OHCHR)
The implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for Conflict and Emergency Situations
Leonard Zulu (GPC Support Cell, Protection Cluster, IASC)
Disability in cluster guidelines and strategies
