Bridging gender and disability inclusion in UNDIS: A forward-looking accountability dialogue.

 

WEBINAR




The webinar is organized by UN Women and UNFPA, in partnership with UN Working Group on Gender and Disability Inclusion (UNWGGDI), UNSDG System-wide Evaluation Office, Government of Finland, International Disability Alliance and Women Enabled International. The main goal of the event is the launch of UNDIS Gender Assessment report and to provide a space to reflect on how to put the report’s recommendations into action moving from participation to power, and from box-ticking to transformation. A policy roundtable will follow.

Objectives of the webinar:
  • To highlight the leadership and voices of women and girls with disabilities in shaping policy and accountability mechanisms, such as UNDIS.
  • To officially launch and discuss the findings of the report Gender Responsiveness in the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS).
  • To discuss the findings of the system-wide evaluation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy and the findings of the gender assessment of UNDIS and what opportunities are there to operationalize intersectionality through the recommendations.
  • To identify opportunities for collaboration in the context of the different accountability frameworks: Gender SWAP and UNDIS, shared learning, and system-wide coherence on gender-responsive disability inclusion.

Date: Tuesday, 2 December 2025|
Time: 8-9:15 am EST / 2-3:15 pm CET / 4-5:15 EAT
Online via Zoom: The event will be in English, with Spanish translation and International Sign (IS) interpretation.
Register: https://bit.ly/genUNDIS
Concept Note: English | Spanish
Location: 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

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