The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD) in its response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration to be adopted at the HLPF on Sustainable Development has called for recognizing the root causes and providing solutions 

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

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...

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

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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The impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: research led by researchers with disabilities

The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities in partnership with CBM Global Disability Inclusion produced three country reports highlighting the Experiences of Persons with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bangladesh, Bolivia and Nigeria. The reports aimed to reflect country progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals one year after the onset of the pandemic. The findings have been framed within future policy and programming in the areas of health, social protection, employment, livelihood and accessibility under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In all three countries, the research was led by persons with disabilities from the country and/or region. Each of the researchers committed to reaching the furthest behind in the disability movement. In total, across the three countries, 91 persons with disabilities were interviewed. The researchers provided reflections on the experience of gathering data remotely and in person during pandemic restrictions, which you can read about here

Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities makes an intervention at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2022

On 2 February, 2022 Dr. Mohammed Ali Loutfy presented on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the UN’s ECOSOC Partnership Forum Under the theme “building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Read the full statement here