Publications

Home»Resources»Publications
  • Global Disability Summit 2025 Report

    January 22, 2026

    The report from the third Global Disability Summit (GDS 2025) is now available. Co-hosted in Berlin in April 2025 by the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the governments of Germany and Jordan, the Summit brought…

    report
  • Global Disability Inclusion Report

    March 28, 2025

    Updated on: 20th March 2026 The Global Disability Inclusion Report: Accelerating Disability Inclusion in a Changing and Diverse World was developed specifically for the Global Disability Summit 2025. It provides an overview of how the…

  • GDS Regional and National Consultations 2020-2021 Report

    August 21, 2024

    Persons with disabilities continue to face barriers in their participation as equal members of society and violations of their human rights in all parts of the world. Consulting people with disabilities worldwide To see the…

    report
  • An Overview of GDS 2022 Civil Society Consultations

    August 23, 2022

    In December 2020, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) organized with national and regional partners a series of consultations to inform the GDS themes, priorities, and preparations. The backbone of the GDS’s participatory character is the consultation…

    report
  • Global Disability Summit 2022 Report

    August 19, 2022

    The Global Disability Summit (GDS2022) was held in February 2022. The Summit represented a pivotal moment and collected more than 1400 new commitments; the pledges came from a diverse array of 190 stakeholders including governments,…

    report
  • Global Disability Summit 2022: Progress on Implementation of Commitments

    August 8, 2022

    First held in London in July 2018, the Global Disability Summit (GDS) started a movement across the globe. It inspired a number of governments and a variety of stakeholders to reinforce their previous commitments to…

    report
  • Cumbre Mundial sobre Discapacidad +2 Años: Avances en el Cumplimiento de los Compromisos

    August 23, 2021

    El propósito de la Cumbre Mundial de la Discapacidad de 2018, celebrada en Londres, era iniciar una nueva corriente en el movimiento de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad. Los efectos ya se dejaron…

    report
  • Global Disability Summit: One Year On Accountability Report (September 2019)

    August 21, 2019

    The Global Disability Summit was co-hosted by the UK Department for International Development, the International Disability Alliance (IDA), and the Government of Kenya in July 2018. It was a game-changing event with far-reaching consequences. World leaders, government officials, civil…

    report
  • Global Disability Summit +2 Years: Progress on Implementation of Commitments

    August 23, 2018

    The 2018 Global Disability Summit in London was intended to start a new wave in the disability rights movement. The impact already felt, and the likely impact of the delivery of further commitments remain exciting…

    report
Show more