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This guidance is designed for UNICEF field staff – including humanitarian field officers, coordinators, specialist and advisors – as well as UNICEF’s partners and others involved in humanitarian work. It provides practical tips and offers entry points for making sure that humanitarian action takes children with disabilities into account. There are 5 other associated guidelines.
All nutrition humanitarian staff can contribute significantly to the inclusion of children with disabilities, even if not an expert or specialist on issues related to disability. This booklet provides practical tips and entry points to start the process
Chapters include:
- impact of emergencies on nutrition of children and women with disabilities
- why children and adolescents with disabilities are excluded from nutrition and food security interventions
- frameworks and approaches
- programmatic actions
- preparedness
- response and early recovery
- recovery and reconstruction
- practical tips
- accessible infrastructure tips
View webpage for full text
http://training.unicef.org/disability/emergencies/downloads/UNICEF_Nut... [English]
http://training.unicef.org/disability/emergencies/nutrition.html [Braille ready and DAISY]
