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Cabinet Office: Global Disability Summit

Asked by Richard BakerLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24362

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his priorities are for the third Global Disability Summit in April 2025.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

The UK is committed to accelerating the pace of progress on disability inclusion globally. In a context of increased conflict and crises in which people with disabilities are disproportionally affected, disability must not fall down the political agenda. At the Global Disability Summit in April 2025, the FCDO will reinforce our commitment to galvanising international efforts on disability inclusion and launch the refresh of our FCDO Disability Inclusion and Rights strategy, setting out new priorities. The voice and rights of people with disabilities will remain a core focus of the strategy and our global work on disability inclusion, as guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).

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