Disability rights
Sightsavers welcomes disability summit commitments
At the summit, there were more than 300 signatories to the UK government's Charter for Change, and more than 170 other specific commitments made.
More UK funding announced for disability-inclusive employment initiatives
The funding, which was announced by UK Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt, aims to address disability inclusion in developing countries.
Why we need to make this summit count
The Global Disability Summit could be a sea change in attitude and action towards people with disabilities. Help us to make this change a reality.
Ministers attend Sightsavers-supported event in parliament
The Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt, joined MPs and peers to mark the upcoming Global Disability Summit.
Sightsavers signs up to new Inclusive Data Charter
The charter aims to make the collection of global development data more disability-inclusive.
Sightsavers Uganda takes part in national disability dialogue
The discussions in Kampala focused on how Uganda can achieve the aim of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: to leave no one behind.
Charter for disability inclusion is agreed at Pakistan summit
The charter aims to make sure people with disabilities are included in the country’s social and economic development.
Sightsavers co-hosts consultation on disability inclusion in Pakistan
The workshop aimed to make sure people with disabilities are included in global development plans, ahead of the first Global Disability Summit in July.
“We’ve learned to treat all children equally”
Sightsavers' Kate McCoy travelled to northern Sierra Leone to visit a school where teachers are being specially trained to support children with disabilities.
Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame elected to UN disability committee
Gertrude was one of six candidates elected in the first round of voting, of which three are women, which has improved the committee's gender balance.
