Refugees1 with disabilities have specific needs and face particular forms of discrimination. As highlighted in the Executive Committee Conclusion No. 110 (LXI)–2010, it is important for UNHCR to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities who are of concern to the Office are met without di...scrimination. This places an onus on offices to develop a thorough
understanding of the circumstances of persons with disabilities under their care. This note provides staff with guidance on a range of issues to consider in meeting these responsibilities.
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Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania
Nos. 1-2 '11
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0030-1256439 Online-Publikation: 10. 5. 2011 Pneumologie 2011; 65: 359–378
Joint Action for Results
UNAIDS Outcome Framework: Business Case 2009–2011
UNAIDS/10.03E / JC1767E (English original, March 2010) ISBN 978 92 9 173849 6
Supplement October 2010
HIV/AIDS, security and conflict: making the connections
For Strengthening Mental Health In Cultural-Linguistic Communities Projects
The Global Movement for Mental Health has brought renewed attention to the neglect of people with mental illness within health policy worldwide. The maltreatment of the mentally ill in many low-income countries is widely reported within psychiatric hospitals, informal healing centres, and family hom...es. International agencies have called for the development of legislation and policy to address these abuses. However such initiatives exemplify a top-down approach to promoting human rights which historically has had limited impact at the level of those living with mental illness and their families.
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This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
Discussion Paper "Mental health, poverty and development", July 2009