This brief discusses UN Women's approach to the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities, including through our corporate strategy on the issue.

This brief discusses the issue of leadership and political participation of women with disabilities and the UN Women's response to enabling their participation.

The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations: peace and security, human rights, and development. This webpage has links to the Strategy in various languages and to information and resources related its implementation.

The technical notes provide guidance on the 15 performance indicators of the United Nations entity accountability framework and will guide entities to implement and report on the United Nations Disability Strategy (UNDIS).

The Accountability Framework provides guidance on 14 performance indicators to guide United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) to implement and report on the United Nations Disability Strategy (UNDIS).

Quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system provides in 2020. It emphasizes that realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will make a crucial contribution to progress across all the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda.

By focusing on the intersection of gender, age, and disability, this brief seeks to raise awareness regarding the situation of older women with disabilities and provides a set of recommendations for actions that stakeholders might consider and implement.
 

This paper serves as a think piece to initiate and drive strategic discussions and action with key partners on ageing, emphasizing a life-course approach that integrates perspectives on the status and rights of older women. As global demographics continue to shift, it suggests actions to promote the rights of older women, and the incorporation of their perspectives into all policies and programmes at the global, national and regional level.