Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations

Reveals a disparity between refugee camps and urban areas: in camps there is a greater awareness about the needs of the disabled and better services than in urban environments, where refugees with disabilities are unable to access services offered by the host government and virtually no one is providing special assistance to them. The Women's Refugee Commission also found greater discrimination and stigmatization towards the mentally disabled population; assistance programs, when available, tend to focus on those with physical and sensory disabilities.

Key wordscommunity reconstruction / poverty / psychosocial intervention / reconstruction / refugee health / refugees / treatment

CountriesEcuador / Jordan / Nepal / Thailand / Yemen

CategoryPublication