Secretary-General’s Report
When launching the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy in June 2019, the Secretary-General stated that the United Nations should lead by example and raise the Organization’s standards and performance on disability inclusion-across all pillars of work, from headquarters to the field.
To track progress on steps taken by the United Nations system to mainstream disability inclusion and implement the Strategy, the Secretary-General submits an annual system-wide report to the General Assembly. The report establishes recommendations for the system to do more, and lays down concrete steps to support to Member States to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to a more inclusive United Nations for all.
Since 2019, the system-wide reports demonstrate how the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy has guided the Organizations efforts to make disability inclusion a system wide priority. This year’s report shows that implementation has expanded significantly, with 85 entities and 132 United Nations country teams now reporting annually on their progress.
Building on six years of implementation, this year’s system-wide report reflects on the progress made to advance disability inclusion between 2019 to 2024,celebrates key achievements, and outlines priorities for accelerating system-wide change. The recommendations lay out the Secretary-General’s vision for the future of UNDIS, setting a higher standard and inspiring transformative, system-wide progress on disability inclusion.
Access the report for the 2024 programme year
Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy
The report is also available in the following accessible formats:
- Download EPUB file (available soon)
- Easy-to-Read format
