Webinar Series

Disability Inclusion at UN Women

Webinar 1: Challenges and Solutions to Inclusion

Date: 24 July 2019 | Time: 9 AM – 11 AM (ET) | Location: UN Women Headquarters CR 19-19

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On 24 July, UN Women in partnership with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) will be hosting a webinar on “Challenges and Solutions to Inclusion”. The webinar will explore how partnerships and alliance building can help address challenges to full and effective participation of women and girls with disabilities across the humanitarian – development continuum.

Speakers include Boram Lee, disability advisor, WRC, and Rose Achayo, director, National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda. 

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction

2. Overview of UN Women’s work

3. Understanding meaningful participation and leadership of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (DPOs)

4. Challenges that hinder the full and effective participation of women and girls with disabilities

a. Gaps in access to resources and capacity

b. Gaps in alliances

5. Good practices

a. How working with various stakeholders can provide a dynamic source of ideas and policy perspectives to address multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination faced by women with disabilities

b. How directly funding organizations of women with disabilities provides spaces for them to address their needs and priorities

6. Upcoming opportunities for engagement in the context of Beijing +25

7. Wrap up

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Wednesday, Jul 24, 2019 9:00 am | 2 hours | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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