This volume addresses the imperative need for recognizing, exploring, and developing the
role of multilingual communication in crisis settings. It is recognized that 'communication is …

In the wake of a disaster, failures in various systems are bound to cause temporary
impairments and exacerbate permanent ones. Non-inclusiveness in planning tends to …

Adolescent girls with disabilities face multiple intersecting and often mutually reinforcing
forms of discrimination and oppression, which are exacerbated in situations of crisis. Gender …

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Management establish the importance of ensuring the …

This project report captures 10 years of work by the Women's Refugee Commission on the
inclusion of disability in humanitarian responses. The report covers early research on …

Background: Rwanda is host to over 154,000 refugees, mainly from the neighboring
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, who have fled violent unrest in their home …

Provision of appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is important in
reducing morbidity and mortality that are caused by communicable diseases. However …