Believe in Better: Shaping the future through the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities

Believe in Better: Shaping the future through the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities

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This research document  provides an overview of statistics on young persons with disabilities aged 15 to 24, identifies the main barriers for their participation in decision-making spaces, and highlights the efforts and challenges of the UN system in promoting their rights. The targeted recommendations pave the way for UN and government entities alike to work together with young persons with disabilities and bolster their meaningful engagement in decision-making processes at all levels—with social accountability at the heart of these efforts.

Guidance Note for UN Country Teams on Meaningful Engagement with Young Persons with Disabilities is available here.

Guidance Note for UN Country Teams: Meaningful Engagement with Young Persons with Disabilities

Publisher

UN Youth Office, UNFPA, the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) and Youth2030 Task Team on Youth with Disabilities

Publication date

Apr 2024

Publication

Guidance Note for UN Country Teams: Meaningful Engagement with Young Persons with Disabilities

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Publisher

UN Youth Office, UNFPA, the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) and Youth2030 Task Team on Youth with Disabilities

Publication date

Apr 2024

Publication

Believe in Better: Shaping the future through the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities

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Publication date

Apr 2024

Author

UN Youth Office, UNFPA, the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) and Youth2030 Task Team on Youth with Disabilities

Resources

Guidance Note for UN Country Teams: Meaningful Engagement with Young Persons with Disabilities

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Nov 2023

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Number of pages

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Presentation slides for the Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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Publication date

Nov 2023

Author

United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

Number of pages

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Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities

Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities.

Publication date

Nov 2023

Author

United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

Number of pages

144

Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities.

Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.

This interactive virtual workshop curriculum is focused on addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence.  The curriculum is designed for facilitators with disabilities to provide information and experiential learning for organizations of persons with disabilities to lead future trainings in their communities.

Our Bodies, Our Rights! includes this curriculum manual, and a presentation that you can access here.

See the in-person workshop curriculum manual here.

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