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Throughout the year, VOICE produces and disseminates key documents reflecting on humanitarian aid issues at the EU level and from an NGO perspective. They are addressed to decision-makers within the European institutions, at the National level, to NGO networks and other stakeholders of the humanitarian community, as well as to the VOICE members. Some documents are produced by the VOICE Secretariat with the support of VOICE members while others are publications from members and other key stakeholders in the humanitarian sector.
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Leaving no one behind - Making Persons with Disabilities Visible in Lebanon’s Crisis
30 April 2026Members' publicationsThe paper highlights the disproportionate impact of the current crisis on persons with disabilities in Lebanon, who represent an estimated 10% of the population—over 400,000 individuals—yet remain largely invisible in humanitarian planning and response. Drawing on recent data from displacement settings, it underscores how systemic gaps in accessibility, data collection, and service provision are preventing equitable access to assistance, particularly in collective shelters and within an overstretched health system.
The brief also stresses that the recent ceasefire presents a critical window to ensure that return and recovery processes are safe, informed, and inclusive. Without deliberate action, existing inequalities risk being further entrenched.
To address these challenges, the paper calls for a shift from voluntary to mandatory disability inclusion across the humanitarian response. Key recommendations include dedicated funding (in line with the 15% commitment), systematic use of disability-disaggregated data, enforcement of accessibility standards in shelters, restoration of rehabilitation and assistive services, and the full participation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in decision-making processes.
