Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities

HLPF 2020 Preparatory Workshop, New York, 2-3 December, 2019

HLPF 2020 Preparatory Workshop with participation of representatives of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities, New York, 2-3 December, 2019

Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

The 2030 Agenda is a vision and a high-level political commitment, it is clear that implementation poses challenges for governments. The 2030 Agenda makes significant commitments to transform the lives...

Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities presents at Global Trade Union Strategy Meeting

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) New York and Public Services International (PSI) organized a Global Trade Union Strategy Meeting on 5-6 November 2018 in New York City

Thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action (TG-DRRCA)

A thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has been established to support the engagement of persons with disabilities, their representative organizations and other relevant stakeholders to contribute to the monitoring of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (within the 2030 Agenda framework), under the umbrella of the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders mechanism.

UNGA Resolution 67/290: Format and Organizational Aspects of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 July 2013, 67/290: Format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development.

The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the first day of the HLPF at the UN in New York

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.FileRead the Terms of Reference for the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (PDF iconPDF)

Information on the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities on the United Nations Sustainable Development web-site. 

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Learn More about the Participation of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the HLPF

The High-Level Political Forum, the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies.

The Experiences of Persons with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Studies in Bangladesh, Bolivia and Nigeria

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities carried out two phases of qualitative research to gather information on the experiences of persons with disabilities in the context of the pandemic and to complement existing COVID-19 research studies.

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 64/236 of 24 December 2009, in which it decided to organize the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development at the highest possible level in 2012, as well as its resolution 66/197 of 22 December 2011.

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