The National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine is organizing a forum in Kyiv on "Inclusion and Participation: Persons with Disabilities at the Center of Humanitarian Response Policy in Time of War".

September 12-13, 2023 Online / offline     Premier Hotel Rus м. Kyiv, 4 Hospitalna str.

The forum aims to bring together more than 70 representatives of organizations of people with disabilities, activists representing the interests of people with various disabilities, parents raising children with disabilities, older people, civilians and military from different regions of Ukraine who have suffered and acquired disabilities to: ✔Discuss the participation and contribution of organizations of persons with disabilities to the humanitarian response over the 1.5 years of the full-scale invasion; ✔share experiences and discuss existing challenges in humanitarian response; ✔develop joint recommendations for including disability issues in the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan.

The forum is a unique opportunity for representatives of public organizations of people with disabilities, international institutions, UN agencies, clusters, government agencies and the media to discuss the provision of humanitarian assistance to people with disabilities and the elderly during martial law.

Partners.

• International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES);
• European Disability Forum (EDF).

Program of the event

September 13 (online / offline)

9:30 Registration

10:00 - 10:15 Welcome speech

10:15 - 12:00 Closing discussion panel: "Humanitarian Response Priorities 2024: Inclusion and Contribution of Persons with Disabilities" (summarizing the thematic discussions).

12:00 Free communication

*Thematic discussions:

• Improving access to essential community-based services for people with disabilities, functional impairments, and older persons during war and emergencies (education, social protection, healthcare, administrative services, shelters, monitoring and evaluation, recommendations, etc.)
• Multipurpose financial assistance: experience, problems, coordination, monitoring of the situation, recommendations, etc.
• Involvement and contribution of organizations of persons with disabilities in the humanitarian response (institutional support for public organizations of persons with disabilities, advocacy for the protection of rights, feedback, improvement of communication for effective humanitarian response to the problems of persons with disabilities, recommendations, etc.)

The National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine invites interested institutions to actively participate in the Forum, which is an open platform for communication in solving specific problems.

The number of participants in the offline event is limited.

For media: for accreditation and additional information, please contact

the press service of the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine at +380 66 292 14 39.

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The National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine has more than a hundred organizations representing the interests of people with various disabilities. Since the first days of the war, organizations have been providing humanitarian aid to people with disabilities and the elderly from different regions of Ukraine: food, hygiene products, assistive technologies, medicines, and non-food essentials. The organizations have created shelters (5 regions), spaces for children (various locations in 18 regions), and provide counseling and psychological support. The NAIU works with civilians and military personnel who have acquired disabilities as a result of the war, advocates for the protection of the rights of people with disabilities in various areas, and more.

The event is organized by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) as part of an international technical assistance project aimed at increasing the accessibility of political and public life, as well as the full inclusion of all citizens in the democratic process. Any opinions expressed during the event are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IFES.