Interagency coordination on disability inclusion at country level

A short guide

A disabled 12 years old boy plays with his friends during a sports class in the yard of Al-Nashabieh Al-Mohdatheh school in Syria
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This interagency/ intersectional approach to disability inclusion in humanitarian actions at the country level. It provides tips for more systematic efforts to improve cross-sectoral coordination on disability inclusion and coherence with other cross-cutting issues such as gender equality and accountability to affected populations (AAP). This guide describes disability working groups and disability focal points as two mechanisms to strengthen coordination on disability inclusion. 

This short guide is part of the Toolbox on including children with disabilities in humanitarian action which provides a package of operational tools to strengthen disability-inclusive disability inclusion in emergencies based on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs). 

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UNICEF

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