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negative attitudes and stigma, and a severe shortage of assistive devices and mobility aids. Poverty was also identified as a major barrier to the inclusion of people with disabilities. Many stakeholders said people with disabilities were often part of families described as the ‘poorest of the poor’.

The findings indicate that while much is being done by SDC to promote people’s rights in Somalia, the programming and advocacy tends to focus on children in general. Throughout the review there was an underlying problems is lack of national strategic plans and statistics people with disabilities. Beside discriminative process of humanitarian aid lack CRPD skills for the Humanitarian actors on the ground.

Regarding disability there seems to be a focus on theoretically what should be done (ideal scenarios) and not what can practically be done (strategies for action). This could be due to a lack of disability training in the past. Overall, SDC team identified their own lack of skills and knowledge related to disability, but demonstrated commitment and willingness to learn and increase SDC’s support for people with disabilities. Partners also indicated their own lack of disability awareness training. Indeed, much of the review evidence points to the need for capacity building in disability awareness for SDC staff and some partners. Continuous professional development of all SDC staff is needed around disability, with opportunities for collaboration and sharing ideas for best practice.

III. Summary of recommendations

The report recommends for the international humanitarian communities to continue working closely with local authorities, Federal States and Federal government of Somalia. And the national NGOs and civil society organizations to ensure local resources cover the priority needs of all people identified to be in need of humanitarian assistance. The international donors, partners and Somalia federal government should insure implementation of the international humanitarian aid principles and sanders.

The main recommendations on how to include DPOs and persons with disabilities in humanitarian and development programmes in Somalia are suggested to various actors such as Somalia Federal Government, International Communities, UN Agencies, Humanitarian communities, etc. These recommendations should be applied across various sectors, including but not limited to: water, sanitation and hygiene; food security and livelihoods; shelter and settlements; health care; Education, Livelihood, etc.

Somalia Disability Cluster (SDC) Brief Background

Somalia Disability Cluster (SDC) is a network of Disabled People Organizations (DPOs) based in Somalia focusing on improving human rights and protection of the PWDs lives and livelihoods, promoting respect for their dignity and coordination of information on humanitarian aid, development utilization and observation of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights instruments.

SDC have continued with its routine assessment programs in consultation with other stakeholders including local and international partners operating in Somalia. Our latest assessment in South and Central regions revealed existence of rampant discrimination and exclusion meted on DPOs and People with disabilities on social, economic, political and humanitarian aid.

The organization’s goal is to promote development activities in Somalia through focused Capacity Building Initiatives and implementation of community development projects. As well human rights protection and the advocacy for PWDs protection legislation and policies national and international laws and protocols protecting the venerable people the disability people.

The cluster main work is monthly conference natural held the last week of every month and unusually meeting that is called for particular issue of concern for the members of the cluster and overall situation of the PWDs and the DPOs in Somalia. And. Annual meeting for the cluster colander year where members of the board and execution have meetings for the past year and the next year work plans and strategy evaluation.

BOX 1. World Humanitarian Day

on August 19 honors humanitarian aid workers all over the world. Established by the UN in 2009, this day commemorates the anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Iraq. 22 people lost their lives, including the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.