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From 4 to 8 April 2025 in Berlin, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) held a workshop for facilitators from IDA member organisations to support strategic engagement with the Global Disability Inclusion Report - a significant knowledge product from Global Disability Summit 2025 - and to equip Organisations of Persons with Disabilitiies (OPDs) in order to facilitate dialogue at national and regional levels

On the occasion of the 78th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva from May 19 to 27, 2025, IF, together with UNICEF, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Global Alliance for Prevention of Spina Bifida (GAPSBiF), Food Fortification Initiative (FFI), Future Fortified, The G4 Alliance, Iodine Global Network, Micronutrient Forum, Nutrition International, and World Food Programme, organised the side event ‘Accelerating Action on Micronutrient Deficiencies and Their Consequences, Including Spina Bifida: Delivering on WHA 76.19 through Large-Scale Food Fortification’.

IF is expanding its team! We are currently looking for two passionate and skilled professionals to support our growing international programs.

The Global Disability Summit (GDS) took place in Berlin from 2 to 3 April 2025, bringing together governments, civil society organisations, and international stakeholders to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in global development and humanitarian cooperation. The Global Disability Summit 2025 Concludes: IF Launches the Kuala Lumpur Declaration and Supports the Adoption of the Amman-Berlin Declaration on Global Disability Inclusion. Read the article here.

Held in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2025, the Bridge CRPD-SDGs ASEAN training is an outstanding capacity-building program that convenes disability rights advocates, activists, and professionals from across Southeast Asia.

Held on 11–12 March 2025, the European Union (EU)’s review by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee), was a crucial moment for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Europe. The result of the review is an evaluation report known as the ‘Concluding Observations’.