Four months into war - What is happening to Ukrainians with disabilities?
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Since the onset of renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, children and adults with disabilities have been facing compounded protection threats. These have directly increased risk of abandonment, violence, injury, and death – whether at home, in institutions, or in displacement.
Key Points:
- These have directly increased risk of abandonment, violence, injury, and death whether at home, in institutions, or in displacement.
- In the context of the current emergency, they have been left behind, unable to access information and seek safety from war.
- Women and girls with disabilities in Ukraine are also at disproportionate risk of sexual and gender-based violence during the conflict.
- We need a full mobilization to support the forgotten Ukrainians in this unacceptable war," he said earlier, when addressing the same subject.