Publication Date
July 2014
80 p, ill
This policy paper presents background information on victim assistance in the context of landmines and cluster munitions. It describes how it is rooted in two instruments of international humanitarian law and guided by the CRPD, and reviews the current situation in terms of Handicap International’s day-to-day interventions and outlines a vision of VA that is in line with their 2011 – 2015 strategy. Overall, it aims to contribute to a common position and coherent communication on VA among Handicap International staff, whether at the operational, advocacy, communication or campaigning level and to instigate new ways of operating in order to capitalize on the opportunity presented by VA at this point in time
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Keywords
Cross-cutting; policy; Development/ Humanitarian; explosive weapons/ landmines; human disasters (war & conflict); inclusive disaster response; Disability and social diversity; functional limitation: mobility; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; society and social change; Politics government and economics; legislation and policy; Research
