ADDC Bulletin: June 2022 edition

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ADDC Bulletin: June 2022 edition 

ADDC NEWS 

• Congratulations to Trevor Carroll on being awarded an OAM  

IN THE NEWS 

• Aid sector calls for urgent funding for Sri Lanka to avert humanitarian crisis 
• 2022 CRPD Committee Elections 
• Rosemary Kayess re-elected to UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities 
• COSP 2022: Why it matters 
• Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access 

NEW RESOURCES 

• Launch of the Ripple Project Report: A better world with Australian aid 
• Disability Inclusion in national climate commitments and policies 
• Inclusive Futures: Disability Confident Employers’ Toolkit 
• Technical brief: Key principles and recommendations for inclusive cash and voucher assistance in Ukraine 
• Brief report: OPD engagement in humanitarian action 
• Factsheet: Accessible documents for persons with vision impairments and persons with low vision in Iraq 

Webinar recordings 

• United Nations 15th Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the CRPD Side Events 2022 
• Two years on: A reflection on achievements and forthcoming plans of disability reference group 
• Inclusion AOCC Framing Session: Inclusion, a qualitative imperative for humanitarian action (May 11, 2022) 
• Climate Charter: Inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities (May 12, 2022) 
• Leaving no one behind: Recommendations for inclusive and impartial humanitarian action 
• Importance on Inclusion in protection work 

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED 

• Call for papers and panels: Australasian AID Conference 2022 
• Call for papers: Disability under condition of war and displacement 
• Survey: Needs snapshot on Ukrainians’ in and out of Ukraine 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

• Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on DRR  
• ACFID National Conference 2022: Healthy Planet, Healthy Communities- Acting with evidence, equity, and inclusion for a resilient future 
• Australasian AID Conference 2022 

OPPORTUNITIES 

• Consultant 

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