Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the UNGA 74th Session

On 24 September, both Mr. Jose Viera and Mr. Mohammed Loutfy presented on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities presented at the SDG Summit CSO Forum.

On 25 September, Mr. Jose Viera, Chief Executive Officer, World Blind Union and Permanent Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities officially presented following Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women. Mr. Viera was one of six civil society speakers invited to address the SDG Summit among Heads of State and Governments.

Real-time captioning was provided during the SDG Summit and the SDG Summit videos being highlighted throughout the UN from all UN agencies all have captions indicating a more inclusive UN.

The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development (SD) is the focal point for UNDESA, ECOSOC and the GA for all UN Sustainable Development policies. The scope of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for SD responsibility covers the Rio+20 outcome (including the 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, High-level Political Forum, Financing for Sustainable Development, at global and regional policy processes of the United Nations. In addition, Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development aims to cooperate closely with other constituencies linked to other UN policy processes. The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities is a recognized other stakeholder group within the UN and as such part of the Major Groups and other Stakeholder Coordination Mechanism.

Read the Terms of Reference for the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (PDF)