This submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW Committee”), ahead of its review of Serbia, highlights areas of concern that Disability ...

Established by the United Nations in 1992, the goal of the International Day of Persons With Disabilities is to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society ...

We have come to the end of the 4th Ad Hoc Committee and we would like to present to you the views of the International Disability Caucus on the work so far and for the future. Many of us have spent 6 ...

As a parent of a young adult with a disability, I am deeply concerned by limited employment opportunities for people with disabilities. I was excited to meet Diego Mariscal, a promoter and role model ...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities takes place on Dec. 3 every year Many people in the world are living with a form of disability Some disabilities are more immediately apparent but others ...

In 2025, the UN released its sixth progress report, reflecting on how far the system has come and where acceleration is needed. Every year on December 3rd, the world marks the International Day of ...

“…measures of whether persons with disabilities are empowered to take independent decisions in their lives, to exercise control over their use of time, to plan ...

Now, a study by researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), published in open access in the International Journal of Educational Research, has explored the experiences of students with ...

"Designing accessible infrastructure, education programs, and health systems could change the entire trajectory in the life of a person with a disability." — Mari Pangestu, World Bank "I look forward ...

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Approximately 15% of the world’s population, roughly 1.3 billion people, have one or more disabilities. For millions, their disabilities ...

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, observed under the theme Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress, we are reminded that inclusion is ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected communities around the world, especially vulnerable ones like persons with disabilities. One billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some ...