UN Disability Inclusion Strategy

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background-color: red; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></p> <div class="col-lg-2"> </div> <div class="col-lg-8"> <h3><strong>Read the <a href="https://www.un.org/disabilitystrategy/sgreport">latest Secretary-General’s progress report on the implementation of the Strategy</a>.</h3> <hr> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3"><img alt="COVID-19 Response logo" class="img-responsive" src="assets/img/covid19_response_logo_horizontal_april_2020-01.svg" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px;"></div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-9 col-lg-9"> <p class="lead">The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every aspect of our societies.</br> <a href="https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/we-have-unique-opportunity-design-and-implement-more-inclusive-and-accessible-societies">Know more about a disability-inclusive response to COVID-19</a></p> </div> </div> <hr> <p class="lead"><strong>When we secure the rights of persons with disabilities, we move our world closer to upholding the core values and principles of the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/">United Nations Charter</a>.</strong> <br>   <br> The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations: peace and security, human rights, and development. <br>   <br> The Strategy enables the UN system to support the implementation of the <a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html">Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a> and other international human rights instruments, as well as the achievement of the <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/">Sustainable Development Goals</a>, the <a href="https://www.agendaforhumanity.org/">Agenda for Humanity</a> and the <a href="https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/43291">Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction</a>. </p>  <p class="lead"></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-2"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section parallax dark nobottommargin notopmargin" style="background-image: url('assets/img/un_flag_hq.jpg'); padding: 100px 0;" data-bottom-top="background-position:0px 300px;" data-top-bottom="background-position:0px -300px;"> <div class="accessible-image"><img src="assets/img/un_flag_hq.jpg" class="sr-only" alt="The flag of the United Nations flying -- white emblem on a light blue field." /></div> <div class="overlay" style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);"></div> <div class="heading-block center quote"> <h2>UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL<br> ANTÓNIO GUTERRES</h2> </div> <div class="fslider testimonial testimonial-full" data-animation="fade" data-arrows="false"> <div class="flexslider"> <div class="slider-wrap"> <div class="slide"> <div class="testi-image"> <img src="assets/img/thumb-secretary-general.jpg" alt="Portrait of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Mark Garten."> </div> <div class="testi-content"> <p>“I want the United Nations to lead by example and invite you to join me in moving decisively to achieve the goals of the United Nations <br> Disability Inclusion Strategy. ”</p> <div class="testi-meta"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="content-wrap intro-section"> <div class="container clearfix bottommargin"> <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h2 style="text-align: center">A STRATEGY FOR ACTION</h2> <p class="lead">The Strategy includes a policy and an accountability framework, with benchmarks to assess progress and accelerate change on disability inclusion. The policy establishes a vision and commitment for the United Nations system on the inclusion of persons with disabilities.</p> <br>  </br> <iframe class="embed-responsive-item"src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MQfZrk3ni9I?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p> </p> <h2 style="text-align: center">THREE KEY APPROACHES GUIDE OUR WORK</h2> <p class="lead" style="text-align:center;">The strategy is based on three over-arching approaches to achieve disability inclusion: </p> <div class="row topmargin-sm clearfix"> <div class="col-lg-4 bottommargin"> <div style="text-align:center;"><i class="i-plain color i-large icon-line2-globe inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"></i></div> <div class="heading-block nobottomborder" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <h3 style="text-align: center"><font color="#00a1d9">Twin-Track Approach</font></h3> </div> <p class="lead">Disability is a cross-cutting issue and should be considered in all our work – this is the first track. Targeted programming is also required – this is the second track.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 bottommargin"> <div style="text-align:center;"><i class="i-plain color i-large icon-group inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"></i></div> <div class="heading-block nobottomborder" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <h3 style="text-align: center"><font color="#00a1d9">Intersectionality</font></h3> </div> <p class="lead">Factors such as gender, age and location inform an individual’s experience. These factors also impact people with disabilities and their life experiences.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 bottommargin"> <div style="text-align:center;"><i class="i-plain color i-large icon-line2-eyeglasses inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"></i></div> <div class="heading-block nobottomborder" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <h3 style="text-align:center;"><font color="#00a1d9">Coordination</font></h3> </div> <p class="lead">A coherent and coordinated approach is essential to accelerate progress, build on each other’s work and achieve inclusion. </p> </div> <div container clearfix bottommargin> <h2 style="text-align: center">FOUR CORE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY</h2> <br> <div class="row bottommargin-sm"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 bottommargin"> <div class="feature-box fbox-right topmargin first-feature" data-animate="fadeIn" > <div class="fbox-icon"> <a href="#" class="first" data-scrollto="#commitment-1" data-offset="100"><i class="icon-fullscreen" alt="icon core area 1"></i></a> </div> <span class="before-heading">Core area 1.</span> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-1" data-offset="100"> <h3><font color="#00a1d9">LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT</font></h3> </a> </div> <div class="feature-box fbox-right topmargin" data-animate="fadeIn" data-delay="200"> <div class="fbox-icon"> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-2" data-offset="100"><i class="icon-chat" alt="icon core area 2"></i></a> </div> <span class="before-heading">Core area 2.</span> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-2" data-offset="100"> <h3><font color="#00a1d9">INCLUSIVENESS</font></h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 d-md-none d-lg-block bottommargin center"> <img src="assets/img/UN_logo.png" alt="The United Nations emblem"> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 bottommargin"> <div class="feature-box topmargin" data-animate="fadeIn"> <div class="fbox-icon"> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-3" data-offset="100"><i class="icon-exchange" alt="icon core area 3"></i></a> </div> <span class="before-heading">Core area 3.</span> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-3" data-offset="100"> <h3><font color="#00a1d9">PROGRAMMING<br>  </font></h3> </a> </div> <div class="feature-box topmargin" data-animate="fadeIn" data-delay="200"> <div class="fbox-icon"> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-4" data-offset="100"><i class="icon-globe" alt="icon core area 4"></i></a> </div> <span class="before-heading">Core area 4.</span> <a href="#" data-scrollto="#commitment-4" data-offset="100"> <h3><font color="#00a1d9">ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE</font></h3> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <section id="content"> <div class="content-wrap intro-section">   <div class="commitments-full" id="commitments-full">  <div class="row clearfix common-height" id="commitment-1">  <div class="col-lg-6 center col-padding bg-image d-none d-lg-block d-xl-block" style="background: url('assets/img/Core1_v4.jpg') center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;"> <div><img src="assets/img/Core1_v4.jpg" class="sr-only" alt="Ms. Montserrat Vilarrasa, Secretary of the Assembly of Human Rights Montserrat Trueta and Member for Intellectual Disability at the City Council of Barcelona, speaking during a High-Level Meeting of Women with Disabilities in Political and Public Leadership (UN Women Headquarters, New York, June 2019). Photo/UN Women" /></div> </div>  <div class="col-lg-6 col-padding" style="background-color: #DCDCDC;"> <div> <div class="heading-block">  <h3>Leadership, strategic planning and management</h3> </div> <p class="lead"><strong>What we are working on:</strong> senior leadership which champions disability inclusion; strategic planning that takes into account people with disabilities; the development of disability-specific policies or strategies; and the establishment of teams or individuals with knowledge and expertise on disability inclusion.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PHOTO |</strong> <em>Ms. Montserrat Vilarrasa, Secretary of the Assembly of Human Rights Montserrat Trueta and Member for Intellectual Disability at the City Council of Barcelona, speaking during a High-Level Meeting of Women with Disabilities in Political and Public Leadership (UN Women Headquarters, New York, June 2019). UN Women.</em></p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row clearfix common-height" id="commitment-2">   <div class="col-lg-6 col-padding" style="background-color: #fff;"> <div> <div class="heading-block"> <section id="styleguide"> <h3>Inclusiveness</h3> </div> <p class="lead"><strong>What we are working on:</strong> closely consulting and actively involving persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in everything we do; ensuring full accessibility for all—to our buildings and facilities, workspaces, information and communications, conferences and events—with specific measures, equipment and services to achieve it.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PHOTO |</strong> <em>People with and without disabilities entering a university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PHOTO/ILO/A. Fiorente. </em></p> </div> </div>  <div class="col-lg-6 center col-padding bg-image d-none d-lg-block d-xl-block" style="background: url('assets/img/Core2_v4.jpg') center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;"> <div><img src="assets/img/Core2_v4.jpg" class="sr-only" alt="People with and without disabilities entering a university in Addis Ababa. " /></div> </div> </div>  <div class="row clearfix common-height" id="commitment-3">   <div class="col-lg-6 center col-padding bg-image d-none d-lg-block d-xl-block" style="background: url('assets/img/area3_1024.jpg') center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;"> <div><img src="assets/img/Core3-OK.jpg" class="sr-only" alt="Primary school girls in Nalanda Bihar, Indian using signing to communicate in class. " /></div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-padding" style="background-color: #DCDCDC;"> <div> <div class="heading-block"> <section id="accessibility">  <h3>Programming</h3> </div> <p class="lead"><strong>What we are working on:</strong> supporting disability-inclusive programming through practical guidance for the field and headquarters; developing joint initiatives to leverage our strengths and accelerate progress; and undertaking evaluations which provide information on how we are doing.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PHOTO |</strong> <em>Primary school girls in Nalanda Bihar, India, using sign language to communicate in class. UNICEF/Vishwanathan.</em></p> <p class="lead bottommargin"><strong><a data-scrollto="#commitment-3-full" data-offset="175"></a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row clearfix common-height" id="commitment-4">   <div class="col-lg-6 col-padding" style="background-color: #fff;"> <div> <div class="heading-block"> <section id="multilingualism">  <h3>Organizational culture</h3> </div> <p class="lead"><strong>What we are working on:</strong> evolving our internal systems in order to attract, recruit, retain and promote persons with disabilities in the UN workforce; building the capacities of our staff to understand disability inclusion; and developing our communications to promote the rights of people with disabilities and raise awareness on disability inclusion.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PHOTO |</strong> <em>Children with disabilities during a sport event in a school, in Washington, D.C. UN Photo. </em></p> <p></p> </div> </div>  <div class="col-lg-6 center col-padding bg-image d-none d-lg-block d-xl-block" style="background: url('assets/img/area4.jpg') center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;"> <div><img src="assets/img/area4.jpg" class="sr-only" alt="Children with disabilities during a sport event in a school, in Washington, D.C."></div> </div> </div>  </div>   <div class="row clearfix common-height"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 dark center col-padding" style="background-color: #6697B9;"> <div> <i class="i-plain i-xlarge divcenter icon-star3"></i> <h3>180 Member States have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<br/> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 dark center col-padding" style="background-color: #6b6b6b;"> <i class="i-plain i-xlarge divcenter icon-group"></i> <h3>15% of the world’s population, or one billion people, are persons with disabilities.</h3> </a> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 dark center col-padding" style="background-color: #515875;"> <div> <i class="i-plain i-xlarge divcenter icon-comments"></i> <h3>80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries.</h3> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 dark center col-padding" style="background-color: #576F9E;"> <div> <i class="i-plain i-xlarge divcenter icon-ok-sign"></i> <h3>7 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals explicitly refer to persons with disabilities.</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <h4 style="text-align: center">CONTACT US: <a href="mailto:disabilitystrategy@un.org"> disabilitystrategy@un.org</h4> </div>  </div>  <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="double-line"></div> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </section>   <footer style="background-color: #fff; border-top: none; padding-top: 45px; position: relative; ">  <div id="copyrights"> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="col_one_fourth footer-brand"> <a href="/en" class="t500"><img src="assets/img/un-emblem.svg" alt="Logo des Nations Unies" class="pull=left" /> <span class="brand">United Nations</span></a> </div> <div class="col_three_fourth col_last tright"> <div class="fright clearfix"> <div class="copyright-links"> <a href="/en/sections/about-website/z-site-index/">A-Z Site Index</a> <a href="/en/contact-us/">Contact</a> <a href="/en/sections/about-website/copyright/">Copyright</a> <a href="/en/sections/about-un/frequently-asked-questions/">FAQ</a> <a href="/en/sections/about-website/fraud-alert/">Fraud Alert</a> <a href="/en/sections/about-website/privacy-notice/">Privacy Notice</a> <a href="/en/sections/about-website/terms-use/">Terms of Use</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </footer>    <div class="modal fade" id="myModal1" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"> <div class="block divcenter" style="background-color: #FFF; max-width: 500px; top: 30%"> <div class="center" style="padding: 50px;"> <h3><i class="i-large icon-warning-sign" style="position: relative; bottom: -2px;"></i> Internet Explorer is not compatible</h3> <p class="nobottommargin">For a better experience, visit this website with Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome or any mobile device</p> <a class="button button-dark" style="margin-top: 40px;" onClick="$.magnificPopup.close();return false;">Continuez</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="gotoTop" class="icon-angle-up"></div>  <script src="js/jquery.js"></script> <script src="js/plugins.js"></script>   <script src="js/functions.js"></script> <script src="js/detect-ie.js"></script>  <script type='text/javascript'> var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1547214832718'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px'; var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js'; vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement); </script>  </body> </html>

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