Publications | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

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UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development | 23 December 2020

Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities – 2020 Resolution

UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development | 20 January 2020

Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: accessibility - 2020 Resolution

UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development | 13 January 2020

Enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities to conferences and meetings of the United Nations - 2020 Resolution

UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development | 01 January 2020

Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities - 2020 Resolution

UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development | 01 January 2020

Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities - 2020 Report

The report provides an overview of the situation of persons with disabilities, including in the light of the global response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, recovery and building back better towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable world. The adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion experienced by persons with disabilities and the imperative that the disability inclusion should be an integral part of crisis response, recovery and building back better. In the report, the Secretary-General reflects on progress made by Member States, the United Nations system and other stakeholders in implementing…