New Fact Sheet on Gender Based Violence.

Link to Word Doc:Fact Sheet on Gender Based Violence and Disability

Link to Special Edition Bulletin White Ribbon Day 2011 Bulletin

On 21 September 2011, the UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and USAID Administrator Raj Shah hosted an event during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – MDG Countdown 2011: Celebrating successes and innovations.

The event  highlighted and celebrated the success of countries which are achieving progress in each Millennium Development Goal (MDG). The following programmes have achieved real progress by transforming people’s lives, bringing hope and a way out of poverty for millions.

ADDC Bulletin August 10th 2011

This bulletin provides updates on the following:

Updates:

o UN International Day of People with Disability

o ILO Global Business and Disability Network

o The Smart Campaign

o Cook Islands National Disability Biennial General Meeting

o Cook Islands National Disability Council Board Training

o Historical tour for Inspiring Fijians

o VPC Approves Membership of Three Vanuatu Organisations

o Northern Ghana Has No Psychiatric Hospital

o Human Rights premier event of the year! Nominations now open!

Conferences & Events:

o ACFID – Universities Linkage Network Conference

o Disability in the Pacific Forum

Employment & Funding Opportunities:

o WHO Technical Officer (Disability)

o Call for Volunteer Inclusive Education

o CBM Australia Positions Available

Resources:

o Critical Perspectives on Human Rights and Disability Law

o Disability News Asia

o Global Polio Eradication Initiative

o Study of Disability in EC Development Cooperation

o Global Disability Experts Speak Out

o interPART Newsletter

Download: ADDC Bulletin August 10th 2011

Millions in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Somalia are facing severe food shortages with rates of malnutrition and related deaths having reached alarming levels in many parts of the region. Somalia is the worst affected country, with the UN last week declaring a state on famine in two areas of the south.

People with disabilities are placed in the most vulnerable position in time of emergencies and humanitarian crisis. Funds are urgently required to attempt to meet the demand. ADDC does not favour any particular organisation but requests you seriously consider donating to this cause and look to agencies that facilitate disability-inclusive development practices. 

Persons with disabilities are among the most vulnerable groups in times of food insecurity and other emergencies. They and their families may not be able to access emergency response services due to difficulties in mobility, hearing, seeing and understanding. Disability inclusion is essential for effective and good quality humanitarian practice.Disability Inclusion in Drought and Food Crisis Emergency Response (Fact Sheet).

With this in mind, CBM Australia and Plan International Australia have released a new fact sheet, providing base level information to practitioners for awareness raising, training, advocacy, project design and proposal writing: the

 For this and more, please read on:  ADDC Bulletin August 1st 2011

Welcome to the ADDC Bulletin Update. Generic disability and domestic information will be included in our Bulletins when possible as part of our commitment to disability advocacy and strengthening partnerships: however our focus remains on disability & development issues.

This Bulletin provides updates on the following:

 o   World Report on Disability-Australian launch

o   Development Bulletin:

o   International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2011

o   Saving Lives with a Simple Vaccination

o   Speech to Global Alliance on Vaccines & Immunisation Conference

o   Request for Support from the Philippines

o   Investing in Fight Against Poverty Brings Results, General Assembly Hears.

o   News from Our Pacific Friends-

• IASSID Database on Studies being Conducted on Intellectual Disabilities in Asia Pacific Region

 Conferences & Events

 o   Journal Disability and International Development: Call for Contributions

o   The Polio Research Committees call for Proposals

o   Forthcoming disability-related events at UN Headquarters in New York

o   Employment & Funding Opportunities

o   Global Disability Rights Library

o   CBM Australia- Seeking Program Officer

o   Cambodian Trust-Communications and Fundraising Manager.

 Resources

 o   Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit

o   Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme. A Handbook for Civil Society

 For link to Bulletin:   ADDC Bulletin June 25th 2011

The WHO Director-General and a senior official of the World Bank will launch the World report on disability at the United Nations Building in New York, USA in the presence of high-level representatives from Member States, celebrities with disabilities, together with representatives of disabled people’s organizations, professional groups and non-governmental organizations.

WHO has released a series of video clips on ‘What disability means to me’. Refer to bottom of page.   

Keep posted for updates.

May 25th 2011

ADDC held its first Practitioner Interest Group meeting on May 25th 2011 at World Vision offices. 

The Minutes and reports and presentation notes are available for your information.  Please feel free to add comment and join us at the next meeting.

Link to report: 20110525 Minutes ADDC Interest Group

Link to presentations:

An Inclusive Education Case Study from Samoa

ADDC PIG 25May2011 Inclusive Education – Sally Baker

Disability in Bangladesh: The wheels are moving

Disability situation in Bangladesh

Progress Report on Pacific DPO Capacity Development Research

Progress report May 2011 to ADDC

Link: WVAReport_Effective_Aid_2011.sflb

Did you know that the world spends more on soft drink than on aid for the poor?

And global military spending is 13 times higher than all aid. These facts feature in a new report,
Effective Aid: Helping Millions, released April 13th 2011 by World Vision Australia.

Link to report: Secretary_General_-_MDG_report-_July_2010

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 63/150 and 64/131, by which the Assembly requested a comprehensive biennial review on the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and progress and challenges concerning the advancement of persons with disabilities in the context of development and the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. It consists of the introduction and five sections: section II contains the background to promoting the inclusion of disability in the Goals, including the implications of the global crises for persons with disabilities; section III examines the status of inclusion of disability and persons with disabilities concerning: (a) the ongoing Millennium Development Goal processes; (b) progress and challenges; and (c) monitoring and evaluation and Millennium Development Goal indicators; section IV outlines the options for updating the World Programme; and section V contains the overview of the current status of disability data and statistics. The report provides recommendations to advance disability-inclusive Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals by Member States and other stakeholders based on: (a) the international normative framework on disability, including the World Programme of Action, the Standard Rules and the Convention; (b) the existing Millennium Development Goal framework for implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and (c) the strengthened disability statistics for monitoring and evaluation of progress made in (a) and (b). The annexes provide further technical information as background in support of the recommendations: (a) options for updates of the World Programme of Action; and (b) future development and use of disability statistics in support of inclusive monitoring and evaluation of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.