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We work towards a society for all

The UNPRPD is a joint United Nations initiative to advance the rights of persons with disabilities

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We work towards a society for all

The UNPRPD is a joint United Nations initiative to advance the rights of persons with disabilities

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How we work

Partnering for Inclusion

The UNPRPD integrates institutional and operational mandates to facilitate inter-agency collaboration and joint programming on disability inclusive development

Human Rights

Delivering as One

Partnership Development

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The realization of human rights and their full integration into development processes lie at the heart of the Partnership’s work.

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Addressing barriers faced by persons with disabilities

The UNPRPD works to overcome the multiple barriers that continue to prevent persons with disabilities from the equal and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.

9 Participating UN agencies

A strong collaboration mechanism

The UNPRPD implements joint programmes under the leadership of each country's Resident Coordinator.

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Working across the UN

The UNPRPD responds to the complexity of disability by integrating the different competencies of several UN organizations.

Multi-stakeholder engagement

A diverse set of actors

Partnerships involving governments, civil society, private sector and others have proven to be effective to advance the rights of persons with disabilities.

Nothing about us without us

Engagement and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations is a key prioritiy of the UNPRPD. We include persons with disabilities in all our work.

What we do

Local action with a global perspective

The UNPRPD works mainly at a country level through structural interventions, at the regional level to strengthen the voices of persons with disabilities, and at the global level to mobilize strategic resources on disability rights.

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Our programmes

Over 20 million USD invested globally

With the support of a Multi Partner Trust Fund the UNPRPD has funded 38 country projects across all regions, 3 regional projects and 5 global projects.

Information on disability inclusion and COVID-19.

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