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  • How youth with disabilities are shaping what comes next in the GDS process  

    December 16, 2025

    Across the Global Disability Summit process, one message is becoming increasingly clear. Youth with disabilities are not waiting for systems to catch up. They are already shaping how accountability, follow-up, and implementation work in practice.…

  • Building Inclusive Education through GDS 2025 Commitments 

    November 4, 2025

    Education continues to be one of the most powerful drivers of inclusion, yet for millions of learners with disabilities, access remains limited. The Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 renewed the call to make education systems…

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    How OPD-led data initiatives and GDS commitments are shaping accountability and inclusion

    October 29, 2025

    Data is often described as the foundation of evidence-based policymaking but for many persons with disabilities, the data simply does not exist, is outdated, or not used. Across countries, where information is available, it frequently…

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    GDF in Action: Implementing Global Disability Summit Commitments Locally

    June 30, 2025

    Research and reflection paper by UN Global Disability Fund

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    GDS 2025 in Numbers

    May 27, 2025

    Want to see what made the Global Disability Summit 2025 so impactful?From the diversity of participants to the number of sessions, accessibility services, and global endorsements for the Amman-Berlin Declaration — this infographic captures it…

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    GDS Library

    May 16, 2025

    Your one-stop hub for knowledge, tools and inspiration on disability inclusion. The Global Disability Summit is more than a convening platform. It is also a catalyst for knowledge creation. Through the GDS process, a wide…

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    Global Disability Children & Young People’s Charter (GDCYPC) #2030 Call To Action 

    April 17, 2025

    The Global Disability Children and Young People’s Charter (GDCYPC) has been developed bychildren and youth with disabilities from across the globe and aligns with the United NationsConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).…

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    Call to Action: Indigenous Persons with Disabilities

    April 15, 2025

    Civil Society Forum – Global Disability Summit 2025, Berlin, Germany We, Indigenous persons with disabilities, speak with one collective voice, rooted in the lands, territories, and breath of our ancestors. We come from many regions—Africa;…

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    Youth Call To Action

    April 2, 2025

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