Nawaf Kabbara

The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is an alliance of eight global and six regional organisations of persons with disabilities. IDA are invested in ensuring that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are inclusive and in line with CRPD. IDA support organisations of persons with disabilities worldwide to take part in UN and international human rights processes and use international accountability mechanisms. With member organisations globally, IDA represents the estimated one billion people worldwide with disabilities. This is the world's largest and most frequently overlooked marginalised group. For more information: https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/ IDA's Role as Co-Host to the Global Disability Summit What does the co-hosting of the International Disability Alliance, an Alliance of organizations of persons with disabilities, mean for the Global Disability Summit and the rights of persons with disabilities? IDA has been a permanent co-host of the GDS since 2018. Its legacy as a permanent co-host has been central to ensuring that all international development initiatives respect and fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities. In the previous editions, IDA has been instrumental in ensuring that the design of the program, the accessibility of the venue, and the diversity of participants are in line with international standards. IDA has used its representative role of a global Alliance of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) to consult and embed the voice of people with disabilities in the design and delivery of the summit to ensure it complies with the UN CRPD. By facilitating a Civil Society Reference Group to the Summit, IDA is ensuring the active support and involvement of a broad range of civil society organizations and foundations in the Summit. Read more: https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/content/global-disability-summit https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/idas_role_to_the_gds.pdf