UK Delivers Statement at UN Debate on Disability Rights
UK Statement for the Annual Interactive Debate on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Delivered at the 58th HRC in Geneva.
Thank you Mr Vice President.
The United Kingdom thanks the panellists for their contributions to this important discussion.
We recognise the transformative impact that digital and assistive technology can have for people with disabilities.
Two and a half billion people globally need to use at least one type of assistive technology, but in low-income countries only 10% of people have access to what they need.
We note the report’s recommendations on building strong partnerships. The UK’s AT2030 programme will soon launch the Assistive Technology Growth Fund, an ambitious pathway for high-potential assistive technology, bringing together traditional donors and private capital.
We would also like to thank the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities for their report on the Beijing Declaration and women and girls with disabilities. When women, girls, and other marginalised groups are empowered, they lift up whole families, communities and economies.
Through our partnerships with grassroots women’s rights organisations, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and our engagement in multilateral fora, the United Kingdom will continue to empower and champion the rights of all women and girls, amplifying the voices and agency of women and girls with disabilities.
Thank you.
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