THE INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY ALLIANCE


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Joint statement by The European Disability Forum and The International Disability Alliance on the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, Nagorno-Karabakh

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

GENEVA, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As a result of the blockade, around 120,000 people, including more than 9,000 persons with disabilities, face grave human rights violations. This includes the denial of their freedom of movement as about 1,100 people cannot return to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh, including 270 children separated from their parents.

Key Points: 
  • GENEVA, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As a result of the blockade, around 120,000 people, including more than 9,000 persons with disabilities, face grave human rights violations.
  • This includes the denial of their freedom of movement as about 1,100 people cannot return to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh, including 270 children separated from their parents.
  • Children's right to an inclusive education has been disrupted because kindergartens and preschools have been closed due to the insecurity of the food supply.
  • Due to the closure of the road, access to essential goods and services in the region has become impossible.

International Disability Alliance's statement on the situation of persons with disabilities affected by floods in Pakistan

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Friday, September 23, 2022

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is expressing its deepest sympathy to the people of Pakistan, in particular persons with disabilities and their families, who have been affected by the recent floods and landslides. We call on the government of Pakistan, the United Nations, the international humanitarian community, and donor agencies to ensure maximum inclusion of persons with disabilities in the humanitarian response. Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation, and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.
  • GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is expressing its deepest sympathy to the people of Pakistan, in particular persons with disabilities and their families, who have been affected by the recent floods and landslides.
  • We call on the government of Pakistan, the United Nations, the international humanitarian community, and donor agencies to ensure maximum inclusion of persons with disabilities in the humanitarian response.
  • Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation, and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.