Apr 3, 2023 · Global awareness of disability-inclusive development is increasing. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) ratified by 185 countries, promotes the full integration of persons with disabilities in societies. The CRPD specifically references the importance of international development in addressing the ...

Junior Onango in class. Along with other pupils with disabilities. Junior is supported in class by staff trained in disability awareness. The children are provided with learning materials and toys - adding variety and enjoyment to the day in Kenya. Photo credit: Leonard Cheshire Disability/ Hamish Roberts

World Bank Group Commitments on Disability-Inclusion Development. Commitment 1: Inclusive Education. 1.1. Building on the objective of SDG 4 (“ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”), we aim to make all the World Bank financed projects/programs in education disability inclusive by 2025.

Dec 1, 2020 · It aims to increase global awareness around disability inclusive development - which the Bank supports - especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inclusion means empowering all to participate in, and benefit from, the development process, and is critical for the Bank’s development interventions.

Dec 3, 2015 · Consequently, our commitment on disability issues is channeled across all aspects of our work through a three-pronged approach—building evidence, promoting mainstreaming, and building partnerships and awareness. The integration of disability issues into Bank operations spans a wide range of sectors and covers a broad typology of interventions ...

Finally, the Guidebook offers a series of recommendations for ensuring the improvement of disability data collection in multi-topic household surveys, such as incorporating the WG-SS as a subsection of the health section, and avoiding the use of mental health questions and terms that carry negative connotations, such as ‘disabilities ...

Dec 3, 2021 · Under the theme of "Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities," this year's flagship event will feature disability champions and experts from around the world from government, the private sector and civil society, in addition to an exciting performance by a deaf rapper and performer Wawa. This event will commemorate the ...

Nearly 800 million young people in developing nations risk being excluded from the job market over the next decade, particularly those from marginalized groups facing barriers due to gender, ethnicity, disability, and other social identities.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, disability data recently collected through regular household surveys in Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe help improve understanding of the challenges facing persons with disabilities in the region. Here are challenges facing persons with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa in 5 charts.

Along with participation and non-discrimination, accessibility is a prerequisite for fostering social inclusion. Without access to buildings, transportation, communication, and information, a person’s participation and full inclusion cannot be ensured, and persons with disabilities will remain unable to fully benefit from the World Bank’s development investments. In addition, recent ...