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The Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework, updated in 2022, lays out a road map for (i) including disability in the World Bank’s policies, operations, and analytical work; and (ii) building internal capacity for supporting clients in implementing disability-inclusive development programs. The primary target audience of the Framework is Bank staff but it…
This approach paper provides guidance to World Bank Education Task Team Leaders (TTLs), World Bank staff across sectors, and other stakeholders on how to ensure education sector operations become more inclusive and include marginalized learners, such as learners with disabilities.
The Practical Manual and Master Class provide hands-on advice to editorial teams on how to ensure fair and unbiased coverage of disability. For content producers, it details how to make media content and services accessible. To managers and decision makers, the material inspires change, demonstrating how disability equality can contribute to media industry growth and…
This next 5-year Kingdom of Eswatini National Disability Plan (NDPA) 2024–2028 provides a comprehensive framework on how the country will accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the National Disability National Persons with Disabilities Act No. 109 of 2018 , over the next 5…
The Global Education Monitoring Report has developed an advocacy brief on learners with disability and technology based on the findings of the 2023 GEM Report Technology in education: A tool on whose terms? This advocacy brief was developed with the support of different organizations working on disability and has two objectives. On one hand, it aims to highlight some…
This study which is the focus of this report was conducted with the generous financial support of the UN Partnership on the Rights with Disabilities (UNPRDP), in the framework of the UN Joint Project “Accelerating Disability Rights in Cambodia”.
Rehabilitation services are a critical component of Universal Health Coverage, essential for optimizing functioning and reducing disability. In Ethiopia, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has prioritized rehabilitation in response to significant health challenges, including an aging population, high rates of road traffic incidents, internal conflict, and an influx of…
In Kosovo, the Situational Analysis was carried out between June and November 2024. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the country’s disability landscape, identifying progress and key challenges in CRPD implementation.
In 2023, the UN Nigeria received the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) funding to conduct a situation analysis on the rights of persons with disabilities in Nigeria. This became necessary to better understand the specific challenges and opportunities to support the country in the best possible way in its efforts to effectively…