Overview of UNCRPD Article 11 in Ireland Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

These papers detail the main data available relevant to specific Articles, and they provide an overview of key policies, programmes, services, supports and data that exist in the Irish context. 

This paper, on Article 11, examines the legislation, policies and services in place to ensure the safety of disabled people who find themselves in situations of risk during emergencies like climate events, natural disasters, and pandemics. In relation to Article 11 Ireland has been most concerned about how to react to climate change and the increase in extreme weather events in recent years. How Ireland responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath is also discussed. There is also a brief look at what measures Ireland applies to the inclusion of disabled people in its overseas humanitarian aid and how disabled asylum seekers are catered for in the Irish system. In addition, the paper also looks at data available to give further context to the realisation of Article 11 in Ireland