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Since the outbreak of COVID 19, GLAD members have been at the forefront of international efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities aren't left behind in global responses and recovery.

The (GLAD) Network was launched in London in December 2015, by a group of like-minded partners who recognise that to realise the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to leave no one behind, and to further the principles reflected in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the international community needs to work together to share expertise, coordinate actions, and raise the profile of disability across a broader range of organisations contributing to international development efforts.

In efforts to use our voice for influence at the World Data Forum, 22 to 24 October 2018, the GLAD Network presents a GLAD joint statement on Data disaggregation. This reflects the approach that was agreed by GLAD members through the Strategic Plan 2018-2020, and reiterates GLAD's support of the Washington Set of Questions, as stated during CoSP 2018 in New York.

The GLAD Network welcomes as members, international stakeholders (bilateral and multilateral donors and agencies, the private sector, foundations and others) contributing resources to enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development and humanitarian action. 

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If you are a member of the Global Action on Disability Network, you can join our private working area and share your resources with others

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This Strategic Plan identifies the GLAD Network’s agreed priorities for the period from mid-2018 to mid-2020 and will guide the collaborative efforts of Network members to achieve, and measure progress towards, these priorities. Click on the button below to read the GLAD Network Strategic Plan 2018-2020