More than 80 countries and international organizations have agreed on a common declaration on improving inclusion for people with disabilities at a summit in Berlin. The Amman-Berlin Declaration on ...

The third Global Disability Summit will take place in Berlin, Germany, in the first week of April. The first Summit took place in 2018 and was co-hosted by the Kenyan government together with the UK’s ...

At the outset, let me thank you for the opportunity to participate in today’s regional spotlight session on Syria. I am pleased to join this important discussion on the effective inclusion of people ...

The Center for American Progress recently hosted a summit with more than 50 advocates from the reproductive and disability ...

In Central African Republic, 11-year-old Dieu Fera is one of the lucky ones. He is blind but is able to attend school. “I come to school to learn to read and write. I want to become a teacher so that ...

The global community stands at a critical point. With the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rapidly approaching and progress lagging, seismic change is urgently needed. World ...

Ahead of the Summit, UN News’s Vibhu Mishra sat down with Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, to discuss the priorities and expectations for global social development.