International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN)'s 1st European regional conference " Unlocking potential: Disability inclusion in business " on 17 February 2026 - organized with contributions by myAbility (host of the Austrian DisAbility Business Forum) - will bring together representatives from the business community, including European branches of multinational enterprises and National Business and Disability Networks in Europe.  Watch the Unlocking potential: Disability inclusion in business in Europe (AM Session)! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

Marking the International Day for Persons with Disabilities , UN Global Advocate Giles Duley said that persons with disabilities are assets for workforce, reiterating the need to look at the societal barriers that are holding them back from achieving what they can. The Global Advocate spoke to reporters in New York. He highlighted the importance of listening to what the reality is like for people with disabilities. Duley said, “Too often people with disabilities are presented as inspiration, as resilient people. And of course, they are. But that means the stories of those left behind who are truly vulnerable are often ignored or forgotten. We can't romanticize the idea of disability.” Speaking about Gaza, the Global Advocate said, “People with disabilities whenever there is a crisis are the ones most vulnerable,” adding that “people living on top floors of apartment buildings, when the electricity is gone, cannot evacuate. When warnings are done by sound, people who are deaf do ...

UN Women commissioned this guidance to support the inclusion of the perspectives of persons with disabilities throughout the UN Women evaluation cycle . The guide comprises:an introduction, outlining its relevance to UN Women ’s mandate, its purpose and intended audiences, and key considerations for using the guide ; an illustrative summary and accountability framework for the whole evaluation process; and guidance on disability inclusion by evaluation stages . Developmental indicators a re suggested for each stage of the evaluation process to motivate progress but are not part of the official accountability framework. Tools, resources, and good practices are also identified and referenced. Additional documents Publication (PDF, 1MB) Bibliographic information Resource type(s): Manuals and tools UN Women office publishing: Independent Evaluation Service Number of pages: 38 Publishing entities United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Guidance on...

Every year, on 3 December , the world marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities . This day is a powerful reminder that disability inclusion is not an add-on; it is a core principle of our mission to achieve of Health for All. For 1.3 billion persons with disabilities worldwide - 16% of the global population - this vision often remains a distant promise. Persons with disabilities continue to face profound inequities in access to quality and affordable services. Together, let us build inclusive and accessible health systems with, by and for persons with disabilities. Dr Tedros; WHO Director-General.   Statement from Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025; December 3rd.

  Each year on 3 December , UN Women and our partners in Asia and the Pacific celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities . The 2025 theme is “ Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress ”. Across the region, millions of women and girls with disabilities continue to face barriers that limit their access to services, opportunities and decision-making spaces. Guided by UN Women’s corporate strategy on the empowerment of women and girls with disabilities and by the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS), UN Women works with women and girls with disabilities to strengthen recognition of the rights of women and girls with disabilities, dismantle barriers to inclusion and expand opportunities for their meaningful participation and leadership.

  1 -EVALUATION STAGE PLANNING.  1.1 How is disability inclusion considered in the evaluation plan?  1.2 Have I budgeted for accessibility requirements and reasonable accommodations from the beginning?  2 - EVALUATION STAGE PREPARATION. 2.1 How are the ToR ensuring disability inclusion throughout the evaluation?  2.2 How are persons with disabilities engaged as rights holders in decisionmaking in evaluation processes and outcomes?  2.3 How and what am I  3 - EVALUATION STAGE CONDUCT . 3.1 Have I captured the situation of persons with disabilities?  3.2 Who are the key OPDs and disability-relevant stakeholders in the context?  3.3 How am I ensuring meaningful participation of OPDs and disability-relevant stakeholders?  3.4 How has the expertise of persons with disabilities been used to inform design and testing of data collection methods?  3.5 Are both qualitative and quantitative methods applied to capture the experiences of persons...