The Menu of Commitments for the Global Disability Summit is Online!
We expect the Summit to lead to concrete political commitments that will bring about genuine change for persons with disabilities.
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We Want Your Views for the Civil Society Forum!
The Civil Society Forum aims to bring the voices of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations (OPDs) at the Global Disability Summit.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Global Disability Summit Mechanism
The COVID-19 pandemic, in its existence, has impacted the lives of most people on Earth in one way or another.
GDS Regional and National Consultations 2020-2021
The consultations, which took place between October 2020 and April 2021, brought together more than 840 people.
Civil Society Consultations 2020
In December 2020, IDA coordinated with local and regional partners 4 (four) GDS consultations involving persons with disabilities in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Wrap up! Civil Society Forum and Global Disability Summit, London
On 24 July 2018, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), along with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the Government of Kenya, hosted the first Global Disability Summit in London.
Civil Society Statement at the Global Disability Summit
Read the Civil Society Statement that was delivered at the Opening of the Global Disability Summit 2018
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