A-Z Site Index
Menu
  1. Social Development Issues
  2. Disability
  4. Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World

Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is annually observed on 3 December to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.

This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be commemorated on 4 December 2020 in conjunction with the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The theme this year is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

Learn more about the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD).

News |

Newly elected members to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for 2026 - 2028

On 16 June 2025, the President of ECOSOC informed through a note verbale of the decision to appoint eight members nominated by Indigenous Peoples’ organizations to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for a 3-year term beginning 1 January…
News |

Sport as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development: Innovative Financing and International Cooperation in Action

DESA is pleased to announce the upcoming high-level event “Sport as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development: Innovative Financing and International Cooperation in Action”, taking place on Thursday, 12 June 2025, at 3PM at UN Headquarters, organized…
Photo: Nino Zedginidze/UNDP
News |

COSP18: Towards the Second Social Summit: Raising Awareness of Disability Rights and Contributions

The 18th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP18) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 12 June 2025. As one of the world’s largest gatherings…