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
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.
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Thematic Groups
- Thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action (TG-DRRCA)
- Disability Data Advocacy Working Group
- Financing for Development Forum
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Statement Adopted by the Thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
Highlighting the need for participation of persons with disabilities through their representative organizations in building resilient societies, we call for governments to ensure implementation of the Sendai Framework and to fulfil their legal obligations under the CRPD. We ask to achieve this by prioritizing the development and implementation of fully inclusive DRR and climate action strategies.
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