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Basiru speaks onstage during the film panel event. He is joined by another man and two women. One of the women is Abia Akram, who uses a wheelchair.
News / Disability rights /

‘Power is not given, power is taken’

Basiru, one of the Equal World youth champions, attended the Summit of the Future and took with him a message of hope and a call to action for young people with disabilities.

October 2024
Photo: four people, two seated, two standing, in a high rise building in New York city.
News / Disability rights /

“Actions speak louder than words”

Equal World youth champion James Casserly jetted off to New York to engage directly with global decision-makers and spoke to them about putting their promises into practice.

October 2024
Two women, both wheelchair users, chat on a wide gravel path with manicured greenery in the background.
News / Disability rights /

Global decision-making disparity highlighted at ‘Equal World?’ film premiere

During a panel discussion young people with disabilities took to the stage to highlight the imbalance in global decision-making and to ask decision-makers what they were doing about it.

September 2024
A still from Sightsavers' campaign video, with the text 'Ratify the ADP'.
News / Disability rights /

Republic of Congo becomes the 15th country to ratify the African Disability Protocol

The ADP has now become legally binding across Africa since the ratification by the Republic of Congo.

July 2024
Photo: inside the United Nations General Assembly room Ayon, from Sightsavers' Equal Bangladesh, speaks to delegates. His image is shown on two large screens either side of the UN logo.
News / Disability rights /

COSP17: World leaders must prioritise inclusion of people with disabilities at Summit of the Future and beyond

Speaking at COSP17, Sightsavers’ Equal World called for concrete actions which will advance rights and prioritise inclusion.

June 2024
A graphic showing two people with a town hall in the background. Above the people are speech bubbles showing elections and agreements.
News / Disability rights /

Sightsavers calls on next UK government to commit to disability-inclusive development

With the UK election less than a month away the next government must be ready to meet the country’s commitments to sustainable and disability-inclusive development.

June 2024
Photo: Tapiwanashe Mutsikira seated at a table speaking into a microphone as part of the panel discussion at the UN Civil Society Conference.
News / Disability rights /

Equal World youth champions tell UN Civil Society Conference more needs to be done

Equal World youth champions tell UN Civil Society Conference that more needs to be done to include young people with disabilities.

May 2024
A photo of members of Equal Bangladesh with Dr. Dipu Moni MP, Social Welfare Minister of Bangladesh.
News / Disability rights /

Top moments from one year of Equal Bangladesh

From meeting with political parties, to collaborating with UN agencies, Equal Bangladesh has achieved a lot over the last 12 months.

May 2024
Graphic of three people, one in a wheelchair, in front of a selection of flags.
News / Disability rights /

“Nothing without us”: young people call for world leaders to include people with disabilities

Young people with disabilities have come together at the UN’s Economic and Social Council Youth Forum to ensure they are meaningfully included in the Summit of the Future.

April 2024
Graphic - people sat around a circular table with an image of the world on a screen.
News / Disability rights /

10-point action plan for disability inclusive development

A group of young people with disabilities have created an action plan to make sure international development is inclusive for everyone.

April 2024
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