Global Disability Summit
2025
2nd – 3rd April, 2025 / Berlin
The International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Germany, and the Government of Jordan hosted the third Global Disability Summit (GDS) from 2-3 April in Berlin – gathering more than 4,500 participants from 100 countries. The Summit resulted in 800 new commitments from governments, development actors, private sector, and civil society.
Access the photos from the GDS 2025 and Civil Society Forum 2025 here.
Watch the Day 1 (main sessions) recording here.
Watch the Day 2 (main sessions) recording here.
Watch the Civil Society Forum recording here.
About the GDS
GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT
The Global Disability Summit aims to galvanize global efforts to realize disability inclusion around the world. It is a mechanism bringing together a wide variety of high-level stakeholders, engaging and discussing the progress in disability inclusion: governments, multilateral agencies, the private sector, academia and civil society organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, and foundations.
Amman-Berlin
Declaration
The Amman-Berlin Declaration calls for a 15% for 15% target with endorsing countries and organizations triving to ensure that at least 15 percent of international development programs being implemented at the country level pursue disability inclusion as an objective.
90 governments and organizations endorsed the declaration already during the time of the summit. The full list of endorsers and supporters is now available through the following link.
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