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ASSOCIATION FEDERATION HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

HI

Mission de Handicap International HI est une organisation de solidarité internationale indépendante et impartiale, qui intervient dans les situations de pauvreté et d’exclusion, de conflits et de catastrophes. Œuvrant aux côtés des personnes handicapées et des populations vulnérables, elle agit et témoigne, pour répondre à leurs besoins essentiels, pour améliorer leurs conditions de vie et promouvoir le respect de leur dignité et de leurs droits fondamentaux. Le 24 janvier 2018, le réseau mondial Handicap International est devenu Humanité Inclusion. Ce réseau est constitué d’une Fédération qui met en œuvre nos programmes dans une soixantaine de pays et de 8 Associations nationales. Ces programmes ou Associations nationales portent le nom « Handicap International » ou « Humanité Inclusion » selon les pays. Encadrée par un champ d’action, des principes d’intervention et une stratégie pluriannuelle, la mission et l’action de HI se réalisent aujourd’hui dans une s (...)

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Meeting with Annick Villarosa (Acting Head of Unit European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations)

3 Dec 2025 · Inclusive programming of humanitarian aid

Meeting with Peter Wagner (Director Foreign Policy Instruments)

3 Dec 2025 · HI presented the broad scope of its work to EU FPI and highlighted the organisation’s added value in the Mine Action field

Meeting with Daniel Buda (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on agricultural aspects

Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and

1 Mar 2025 · Humanitarian's Aid

Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE and

9 Nov 2022 · Global Health Strategy

Response to EU strategic Framework for Global Health

16 Sept 2022

Persons with disabilities have equal rights to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), however women and girls with disabilities face significantly more challenges in realizing these rights. The intersection between disability, age, restrictive gender norms and lack of supportive legal environments further compounds barriers for women and girls to fulfil their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including free and informed choice and access to contraception. It is estimated that one in five women has a disability according the World Bank (2011). Women and girls with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health needs, however they are much more likely to face barriers in accessible SRH information and services. Evidence demonstrates that one of the most common barriers persons with disabilities face in accessing SRH services is stigma and negative attitudes of health care providers. It is crucial to ensure that policies, programs and services are disability inclusive, this is when persons with disabilities of all types, all ages, and all genders can meaningfully participate and have proper and timely access to SRH information, screening, prevention, and care. When disability inclusion is considered at all stages for all SRH services and programmes, it ensures that stakeholders will be engaged, resources will be allocated within budgets and persons with disabilities will play an essential role in the processes. Providing accessible and quality sexual and reproductive health information, goods, and services to persons with disabilities is an obligation under international human rights standards, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Indeed, a wide range of UN resolutions reaffirm the sexual and reproductive rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD). The 74th World Health Assembly in May 2021 adopted a resolution recognising the rights of persons with disabilities to accessing the highest attainable standards of health and quality health services, including sexual and reproductive health. The realisation of SRHR for all is also essential to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals’ mandate, to leave no one behind. Ensuring that specific attention is given to meaningful participation of persons with disabilities and representative organizations, the collection and analysis of disability, gender and age disaggregated data, and capacity building to ensure quality health care services are available and accessible to the most vulnerable will benefit all those who may need sexual and reproductive health services, whether they are living with a disability or not. Useful links: https://assets.nationbuilder.com/handicapinternational/pages/3998/attachments/original/1656685227/2._FINAL_HI_iSRHR_Guidelines_P4_digital.pdf?1656685227 https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/handicapinternational/pages/3998/attachments/original/1644880257/Learning_from_disability_inclusive_sexual_reproductive_health_and_rights_programme_-_wish2action.pdf?1644880257 https://assets.nationbuilder.com/handicapinternational/pages/3998/attachments/original/1656685225/1._FINAL_HI_report_research_2022.pdf?1656685225 https://www.unfpa.org/publications/young-persons-disabilities https://cdn.odi.org/media/documents/12323.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/zrhm20/25/50 https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/handicapinternational/pages/3998/attachments/original/1644880257/Learning_from_disability_inclusive_sexual_reproductive_health_and_rights_programme_-_wish2action.pdf?1644880257 https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/handicapinternational/pages/3998/attachments/original/1567781208/HIV_and_Disability_in_West_Africa.pdf?1567781208
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Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and World Vision Brussels & EU Representation ivzw/aisbl and

13 May 2022 · Education in the renewed AU-EU partnership

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE and

25 May 2021 · Roundtable on Human Development

Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

21 Apr 2021 · Speaker at the INTPA InfoPoint Conference on inclusive education