HelpAge is starting a three-year programme to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian agencies to deliver age and disability inclusive emergency response, as part of the innovative portfolio of ...

The importance of building capacity in assistive technology extends beyond individual health outcomes. As the population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases rises, the demand for ...

UNDESA/DISD and UN-Women/DIIP in collaboration with the UN Inter-Agency Support Group on the CRPD (IASG-CRPD), organiozed an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) entitled: “The Participation and Leadership of ...

The publication aims to fill some of the knowledge gaps on young people with disabilities, and raise awareness of the specific issues facing them in order to encourage development actors to develop no ...

Every year on December 3, the world observes International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992 (Resolution 47/3) . The goal is simple ...

Under the umbrella programme Strengthening Inclusion in Mongolia through UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Initiatives, UNESCO has implemented the project “Strengthening the Capacity of Disability ...

In a context where narratives influence public perception and behaviour, two significant forces, social media and sacred texts, possess the capacity to reshape the advocacy framework for persons with ...