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Thematic Areas
| Social Inclusion
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda, a…
| Sport for Development and Peace
The Refugee Paralympic Team proudly kicked off the Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, representing both the 82.4 million people displaced globally and the estimated 12 million among them living with disabilities. The six-person team,…
| Indigenous Peoples
WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for…
| Disabilities
WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for…
| Sport for Development and Peace
On Monday, FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a UN-backed campaign designed to raise awareness of potentially damaging mental health issues, and encourage people everywhere to seek help when they need it. #ReachOut…
| Youth
A young peace campaigner from Cameroon, who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist, has been telling the United Nations about how he is helping other young people to reject conflict, and…
| Sport for Development and Peace
Leading athletes, influencers and innovators have been sharing their thoughts on the role that sport can play in building a better world for all, in UN-led online discussions held to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics. The videos touch upon a wide…
| Sport for Development and Peace
This November, world leaders will meet at the UN Climate Summit (COP26) to accelerate climate action. So, for this World Humanitarian Day, August 19, join the UN for #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people…
| Disabilities
True Colors Festival (TCF), presented by The Nippon Foundation, is a long-running international festival of performing arts that celebrates diversity and inclusion, and the fact that we are One World, One Family. TCF brings people together to…
| Disabilities
True Colors Festival (TCF), presented by The Nippon Foundation, is a long-running international festival of performing arts that celebrates diversity and inclusion, and the fact that we are One World, One Family. TCF brings people together to…
| Disabilities
The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the need for community-driven action more than ever. As the only global funder solely focused on supporting organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to advance rights, and as a participatory grantmaker…
| Disabilities
Inclusive Futures is a consortium comprised of specialists and global leaders in disability and development from 16 international organisations, working to ensure there are equal opportunities for everyone and a global future that’s disability…