Bridging the Gap Component I: Human Rights indicators for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in support of a disability inclusive 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Bridging the Gap I is designed to support the implementation and the monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals inclusive of persons with disabilities. The project aims to develop tools to promote the rights, participation and inclusion of persons …
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BtG talks with Alexandre Cote

Alexandre Cote, UNICEF disability and social protection specialist, talks about the Inclusive Social Protection Systems and how international cooperation can support disability inclusion in Africa’s social protection systems.

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Empty

Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 Click here to access the full strategy

Bridging the Gap’s inclusive response to the COVID 19 pandemic

Overview of Bridging the Gap actions to ensure a disability-inclusive response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Plan of Action for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2015-2030 – Paraguay

The National Action Plan for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2015- 2030 is a technical document with a rights-based approach, which outlines the coordination of inter-institutional actions at national, departmental and local level, influencing the private sector regarding the rights of Persons with Disabilities Click here to access the plan in Spanish

In memory of Tesfu Equbeyonas

Pia Korpinen, Bridging the Gap coordinator in Ethiopia, writes some words to remember Tesfu Equbeyonas as the kind, cheerful and committed person he was. Click here to access the full story

Manual of easy reading and accessible formats

Manual with indications on how to adapt a text to an easy-to-read format for people with cognitive disabilities. Click here to access the full manual in Spanish

Bridging the Gap stories: Khalida Eisa Haron Abdallah, Senior Public Health Inspector at Port Sudan Municipality

Khalida Eisa Haron Abdallah shares her life story as a woman who lost her hearing as a teenager, explaining the difficulties she faced. Click here to access the full story

Bridging the Gap stories: Melaku Tekle, Executive Director of the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development

Melaku Tekle tells us about his life story, his professional career and the need to keep working to improve the situation of people with disabilities. Click here to access the full story

Bridging the Gap stories: Irene Valarezo Córdova, Intern at the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva

Irene Valarezo Córdova shares his life story as a person with cerebral palsy, explaining the difficulties she has faced at school as well as in the professional world. Click here to access the full story