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We provide funding and bring together UN entities, governments and OPDs to deliver disability inclusion at scale through country-led solutions. #CRPD #SDGs

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Joined October 2018
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On #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport, we highlight the need for disability-inclusive policies that recognize, reduce and redistribute unpaid care and support responsibilities. globaldisabilityfund.org/pro…
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Cities work better for everyone when persons with disabilities are included in how they are designed. At @unececities we shared progress from our Inclusive Cities Initiative: globaldisabilityfund.org/ric… and introduced the #IDCities Network: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/… #InclusiveCities
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#JONAPWD's commitment gains renewed momentum during the inception meeting of the project, “Advancing Disability-Inclusive Urban Resilience through Community-Led Innovations and Accessibility Solutions.” Supported by @UN_GDF Click here to read more: jonapwdng.org/building-inclu…
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Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by crises, yet too often excluded from response efforts. The @UN_GDF and @UNOCHA have partnered to advance disability-inclusive humanitarian action. Learn more about this important collaboration: globaldisabilityfund.org/gdf…
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Twenty years after the #CRPD disability inclusion is still too often treated as a separate project rather than part of how systems are designed. The next generation of development decisions must be inclusive by design. @AlghaibOla at @devex Full video: youtu.be/oIssMW86PVA
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New policy brief: Investing in Care, Investing in Tanzania. 🇹🇿 Developed through the @UN_GDF Unpaid Care, Disability & Gender Transformative Approach Programme and seed funded by @GAC_Corporate Policy brief: undp.org/tanzania/publicatio… Unpaid Care programme: globaldisabilityfund.org/pro…
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1.3 billion people live with disabilities yet disability inclusion remains treated as a side project in global development finance. @AlghaibOla of the @UN_GDF joins Devex’s @Alan_Devex at UNGA81 to unpack why systems are failing persons with disabilities➡️dvx.cm/yj83ud
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The future of cities is still being built. At the Inclusive & Resilient Cities Dialogue hosted by @UN_GDF, @unececities and @UCI_cycling, city leaders shared practical approaches to building more inclusive cities for all. Read more and join the movement: globaldisabilityfund.org/inc…
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In a new @devex episode recorded at #UNGA81, @AlghaibOla discusses how investors can embed #DisabilityInclusion into financing, investment, policy and development systems from the outset to deliver better outcomes for all. devex.com/news/special-episo…
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Financing alone is not enough. Countries also need expertise, partnerships, and practical solutions to advance disability inclusion. During #UNGA, the @UN_GDF, @MexOnu and @MFATNZ convened key stakeholders to discuss the path forward. Read more: globaldisabilityfund.org/dis…
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The Disability-Inclusive Climate Network was launched during the Pre-#COP31 Pacific gathering on inclusive climate action. Join a community of persons with disabilities, climate leaders, policymakers, advocates to drive inclusive climate action worldwide: globaldisabilityfund.org/joi…
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The @UN_GDF is partnering with @UNOCHA to help ensure disability-inclusive humanitarian action delivers lasting impact. GDF is complementing #CERF's $160M investment with technical expertise and capacity strengthening to build more inclusive and sustainable humanitarian systems.
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Cities are only resilient when everyone can participate. On 12 Oct, we partner with @unececities, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety and @UCI_cycling to bring together mayors and city leaders to discuss inclusive urban futures. 👉 Register forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/… #UNForumOfMayors
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More than 100 participants joined Reimagining Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Fiji, co-hosted by @UN_GDF @PDFSEC @SprepChannel and @ForumSEC The message was clear: climate action must be disability-inclusive from the start. Looking ahead to #COP31 in Antalya.
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Today in Fiji: Reimagining Disability-Inclusive Climate Action brings Pacific perspectives to the conversation. Featuring @PDFSEC, @ForumSEC, @SprepChannel. Join us to explore action across the Pacific and the road to #COP31: greenzone-precop31.com/regis…
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Only a few days to go! Reimagining Disability-Inclusive Climate Action 🌏♿️ On 5 October, join the @UN_GDF the @PDFSEC the @SprepChannel and the @ForumSEC in Fiji for a conversation on disability-inclusive climate action across the Pacific. Register: greenzone-precop31.com/regis…
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Join Pacific leaders, climate experts, and disability advocates to explore how disability inclusion can drive more effective, resilient, and equitable climate action. Register here to be part of this important discussion: greenzone-precop31.com/event… #DisabilityInclusion #Pacific
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Inclusive development leaves no one behind. 🤟 On #SignLanguagesDay, #UNMPTFO highlights the @UN_GDF 's work with local partners to expand sign language access, promote CRPD rights & build inclusive societies worldwide: ➡️ mptf.undp.org/fund/rpd00 ➡️ globaldisabilityfund.org/
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Disability inclusion is everyone’s business. From education and health to urban planning, environmental action, employment, and local governance, people with disabilities must be included in every aspect of society. Together with the @MSDS_Mali @matdmali FEMAPH and FELOPH, UNICEF supported a press café and seminar to promote the full participation persons with disabilities, including children, in local planning and decision-making. . Part of the GIZ-UNICEF Partnership for Resilience in the Sahel, funded by the @UN_GDF through @BMZBund
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"I'm happy to be at school. I want to get 5 stars in class." Manman, 10, has a severe hearing impairment. She is thriving at a UNICEF-supported inclusive school in Sichuan, where children with & without disabilities learn together. #DisabilityInclusion unicef.cn/en/stories/best-de…
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