Wednesday, 2 April 2025 | 10:30 - 11:00
Fireside Chat Area 3: How the cuts of Official Development Assistance (ODA) impact Persons With Disability
Global Citizen is hosting a fireside chat at the sidelines of the Global Disability Summit to facilitate an urgent policy dialogue on global aid financing and its impact on persons with disabilities. We expect a group of committed government representatives, civil society leaders and senior experts to discuss the impact of global aid cuts, and how we can sustain the ambition to ‘leave no one behind’ to deliver for the most vulnerable and marginalized people.
Organized by:
Global Citizen
Facilitated by:
Friederike Meister, Senior Advocacy Director, Global Citizen
Speakers:
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Dr. Ola Abu Alghaib, Director, UN Global Disability Fund
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Miríam Ciscar Blat, Chief (Deputy Director) Sectoral Branch: Spanish Agency of International Cooperation
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Abia Akram, Disability rights activist, Founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan, Ambassador of Sightsavers Equal World Campaign
1 speaker
Chair, Global Forum on the Leadership of Women with Disabilities
Global Forum on the Leadership of Women with Disabilities