ADDC Bulletin: August 2023

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ADDC Bulletin: August 2023 edition 

ADDC NEWS 

• Development sector workshop: DFAT’s upcoming Disability Equity and Rights strategy   
• Tenure of ADDC Executive Committee extended until mid-2024 

IN THE NEWS 

• Release of New International Development Policy  
• Disability equity at the heart of Australia’s development program 
• DFAT’s new International Gender Equality Strategy  
• People with disabilities must be included in humanitarian action #NoMatterWhat 
• Driving disability-inclusive humanitarian action with RedR Australia 
• IDA and CBM Global signing of new MOU 

NEW RESOURCES 

• Planning for Equity: Making consultation processes inclusive of diverse people with disabilities 
• AHP Phase III Bangladesh Impact Report: An honest account 
• CBM Global Disability Inclusion Good Practice Guide on Inclusive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) 
• Bringing innovation to primary healthcare and rehabilitation 
• Newsletter: 1st week of 29th session of CRPD Committee 

WEBINAR RECORDINGS 

• 29th Session on Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED 

• Nominations for ACFID 2023 Awards are open! 
• 2023 WFDB Survey on Older Persons with Deafblindness 
• Call for Papers: Digital inclusion (Disability and International Development Journal) 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

• 3rd Asia-Pacific Environmental Human Rights Defenders Forum 
• 2023 ACFID National Conference: Global Development 2.0 

OPPORTUNITIES 

• Senior Disability and Inclusion Advisor 
• Policy and Research Officer 

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