On this International #Disability Day, 3 Dec, DGACM celebrates the important contributions of persons with disabilities & recommits to further enhancing accessible conference services for all!
Much progress has been made @UN๐บ๐ณ in 2024 + we expect to achieve more in 2025 & beyond
Thank you ๐ฉ๐ช @GermanyUN for the generous contribution that enabled ๐บ๐ณ DGACM to provide International Sign interpretation for the #SummitOfTheFuture. ๐
Sign interpretation promotes #accessibility, inclusion and diversity - especially at high-level events such as the #SummitOfTheFuture. Germany was proud enabler of sign interpretation during the adoption of the #PactForTheFuture on 22-23 September at UNHQ.
#BehindTheScenes 1/3
Mohammed Ali Loutfy co-chair @SGPWD represented us in the Financing for Development session of the Global People's Assembly & called for inclusive digital infrastructure, digital inclusion & accessible procurement & support for a UN Tax Convention & extensive debt cancellation
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ #๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ by working with your local and national associations to announce the achievement of a concrete goal for deaf communities today.
Read more: https://t.co/FYo0uUGOKx
#IWDP & #IDSL
On 23 September, the world๐ celebrates the International Day of Sign Languages!
At the ๐บ๐ณUN, International Sign interpretation was provided at the #SummitOfTheFuture through the hard work of sign interpreters generously funded by ๐ฉ๐ช Germany & supported by our dedicated staff ๐ธ
๐บ๐ณ #SummitOfTheFuture#ActionDays kicked off at UNHQ with a series of #YouthLead activities ๐https://t.co/vADS61Wg9L
As part of our commitment to #accessibility, we proudly provided International Sign interpretation ๐
๐ข Tune in to our high-level event at the @UN#SummitOfTheFuture
Discover how global leaders will tackle #DisabilityInclusion and financing for inclusive development, jointly shaping strategies ahead of #GDS2025.
๐ Sept 21 | ๐ 2 PM EST
๐ Register: https://t.co/RKgCTaUt2a
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 shines a light on #inclusion! ๐
This is good progress but we must continue to collectively advocate for more & better #data on persons with #disabilities.
Read @LockwoodEM's blog: https://t.co/NPoLrPdlYG
@SGPWD@UNDESA@DamasCODIP@RIADISorg@SustDev@UN Reasonable accommodation is an important means to ensure meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in all their diversity.
We were thrilled to witness Elizabeth Campos ๐ต๐ช receiving the agenda of #HLPF2024 in Braille printed by the @UN Accessibility Centre.
๐ Today, on International Day of Families, we celebrate unity across borders. 95% of deaf children born to hearing families don't have access to sign language.
The WFD launches a policy paper advocating for sign language rights โก๏ธ https://t.co/NCMeTZGaBa
๐ข The 17th Conference of States Parties to the #CRPD is happening from 11-13 June @UN in NY!
๐#COSP17 theme is "Rethinking #disabilityinclusion in the current international juncture and ahead of the Summit of the Future".
โน๏ธ https://t.co/GPSR2YXYUx #EveryoneIncluded
Disability is a cross cutting issue & OPDs are not limited to #SDG 10, with our intersectional identities, our experiences encompass a wider scope to include all the SDGs. As we head to the #2024UNCSC, we have a say in all the 5 chapters of the Pact for the Future. #WeCommit
"A seat at the table for 1 billion persons with #disabilities" is a space for us to build a truly inclusive future for all. Join our discussion at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi on Thursday 9 May #2024UNCSC
There are an estimated 1.3 billion persons with disabilities.
Yet, as discussions begin on the Pact for the Future, the inclusion and recognition of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations have dwindled.
โ๏ธ @IDA_CRPD_Forum
https://t.co/x9Wj0YXuaG