At the intersection of gender, disability and forced displacement: Identifying the challenges and needs of refugee women with disabilities in Georgia and the Republic of Moldova

This policy paper highlights the main challenges faced by Ukrainian refugee women with disabilities and their specific needs in Georgia and the Republic of Moldova in 2023–2024. The paper seeks to raise awareness on the unique experiences of refugee women with disabilities due to their intersecting identities, and to provide a set of recommendations to improve the situation of refugees with disabilities that are still in the country. It will also serve to guide responses to other similar situations in the future (for example, in humanitarian response and service-delivery).

The analysis was based on a desk review and research stemming from a needs assessment of refugees with disabilities in Georgia and Moldova with a gender lens, as well as on additional qualitative data collected in Moldova through key informant interviews.