Feedback from the event of 06 December 2017 at the European Parliament: Addressing the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action- A European perspective

Date published
15 Dec 2017
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Disability, Inclusion
Organisations
Handicap International
Link
https://blog.hi.org/3224-2/

On 6 December, the European Disability Forum (EDF), CBM International and Handicap International organised an event in the European Parliament on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action.

Within the framework of the IDDC European Disability and Development Week, the event was also organised at the side-lines of the 4th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities organised by EDF and the European Parliament. In this occasion, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced new measures to support people with disabilities in crises, especially the development of EU develop standards in all EU humanitarian projects (read the announcement).