Selected news articles related to CBM Inclusive Emergency Response
This document provides guidance to include older people and people with disabilities in all sectors and at all stages of humanitarian action
07-02-2018
Inclusive emergency response in Haiti and Cuba
02-10-2017
CBM response ensuring that persons with disabilities in Haiti and Cuba are able to rebuild their lives
02-04-2017
CBM response is ensuring that persons with disabilities and other more at-risk community members are included
02-01-2017
CBM highlights the Humanitarian Disability Charter and interviews Ethiopian Emergency Programme Manager
12-08-2016
CBM and partners responding to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck Ecuador on 16 April 2016
20-04-2016
Testimonies from humanitarian workers with disabilities
19-05-2016
CBM responding to address immediate needs and build resilience, including people who are most at-risk
20-06-2016
CBM, with partners, participates in the first ever World Humanitarian Summit, promoting inclusion of persons with disabilities
25-05-2016
Research assessing the impact of the 2015 Nepal earthquake on older people and persons with disabilities
16-06-2016
Working to ensure that everyone in the affected communities - including persons with disabilities - benefits from and participates in relief and recovery work
19-04-2016
The Dhaka Declaration, adapted at the Dhaka Conference on Disability and Disaster, December 2015, supports implementation of the Sendai Framework
15-12-2015
CBM emergency response in post-earthquake Nepal, in collaboration with key stakeholders, provides training on disability-inclusive shelter and settlement in emergency
30-11-2015
More than 21,000 people reached so far, as CBM and partners' inclusive response to the Nepal earthquake looks to the future
25-10-2015
CBM and partners' response strategy has reached more than 15,000 people so far, and laid foundations for a more inclusive future
28-07-2015
CBM and partners have implemented a response strategy that addresses immediate needs and ensures disability-inclusion in mainstream services
22-05-2015
An integral part of the new global agenda
07-06-2015
CBM emergency team working with partners to provide for immediate and long-term needs in Nepal - including people with disabilities
19-05-2015
Interview with Valerie Scherrer, director of CBM's Emergency Response Unit, about inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
08-04-2015
CBM welcomes the new framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which promises greater resilience for all of society
18-03-2015
At the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), CBM supports a disability-inclusive Post-2015 framework
05-03-2015
CBM and partners respond to tropical storm Chedza in Madagascar, to address immediate and long-term needs
12-02-2015
CBM and partners are responding to the Malawi flooding to ensure that persons with disabilities are included in relief measures
12-02-2015
CBM commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake which struck on 12 January 2010
09-01-2015
CBM has contacted all partners potentially affected by the Philippines' latest typhoon, and none have reported casualties or major damage
08-12-2014
To ensure full inclusion and maximum resilience for all in emergency response and Disaster Risk Reduction, technology must be accessible
28-11-2014
Ensuring basic needs of people affected by Hudhud in India are met, especially families of persons with disabilities
27-10-2014
International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is celebrated this year on 13 October, and the theme focuses on older people
13-10-2014
CBM and local partners are working together to equip families in Gaza with food and hygiene kits and to provide support to severely injured people
05-08-2014
The 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) recognises importance of active participation of persons with disability
30-06-2014
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) work of Pacific Disability Forum is recognised as they win Pacific Innovation and Leadership Award for Resilience
11-06-2014
How to advocate for active inclusion of people with disabilities
14-05-2014
CBM and other international NGOs launch the Aging and Disability Task Force (ADTF) in the Philippines, to ensure full inclusiion in humanitarian responses
30-05-2014
Six months since Typhoon Haiyan, CBM and partners are working to ensure that people with disabilities are included at all levels of recovery
07-05-2014
CBM partner, Association of Disabled Persons Iloilo (ADPI) Cooperative, contributes to mainstream recovery by building furniture for schools
22-04-2014
Ageing and Disability Focal Points (ADFPs) provide the link between persons with disabilities recovering from Haiyan and essential public services
06-04-2014
CBM and partners working to ensure that persons with disabilities are not forgotten in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan
07-04-2014
More than 590,000 Syrian refugees are living in Jordan - CBM and partners are supporting persons with disabilities in Al Za’atari camp
31-10-2013
WHO, CBM and other partners have released a guidance note about including persons with disabilities in Emergency Risk Management for Health
30-10-2013
13 October is International Day for Disaster Reduction, CBM celebrates disability inclusive practices from around the world
08-10-2013
Leading up to 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR 2013), CBM celebrates disability inclusive practices from around the world
03-10-2013
Leading up to 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013, CBM celebrates disability inclusive practices from around the world
23-09-2013
Leading up to 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013, CBM celebrates disability inclusive practices from around the world
17-09-2013
Leading up to 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR 2013), CBM celebrates disability inclusive practices from around the world
09-09-2013
For World Humanitarian Day 2013 the UN is launching a campaign called 'The world needs more...' - CBM wants more inclusion
13-08-2013
CBM and Disability Thailand were involved in planning meetings and participated in ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) 2013
16-05-2013
In May 2013 CBM and partners participated in the 4th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva
24-05-2013
CBM and DiDRRN launch a key publication on Inclusive Disaster Risk Management, including good practice examples and 'voices from the field'
17-05-2013
In May 2013 CBM will be taking part in the 4th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva.
16-05-2013
CBM is part of the DiDRR network to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities in building resilience for the communities
04-04-2013
A severe typhoon caused extensive damage in the Philippines in December 2012 - CBM Emergency Response Unit is supporting persons with disabilities
13-12-2012
CBM and local partner organisation in DRC are supporting persons with disabilities who have been displaced as a result of the recently escalating conflict
13-12-2012
Focusing on a young woman who lives in a flood prone region of Bangladesh, 'Kazol and the Flood’ is voted best in ‘Human Interest’ category
25-10-2012
As a food crisis is about to affect the whole Sahel region, CBM aims to enable vulnerable families to pass the summer lean season
03-04-2012
The southern Philippines has been hit by tropical storm Washi, which caused a thousand deaths. CBM deploys assessment mission
19-12-2011
CBM and its partners monitor the situation closely as projects are affected; the impact of natural disasters is greater for persons with disabilities
21-10-2011
CBM and partners supporting people with disabilities affected by the Horn of Africa food crisis
28-07-2011
Emergency relief efforts are shifting towards rebuilding homes, schools and livelihoods for flood survivors
16-11-2010
Meer Hassan, a person with a disability who was self sufficient before the flooding in Pakistan, has lost everything
01-11-2010
CBM's Emergency response team reports from Port-au-Prince
01-11-2010