SECOND GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT 16-17TH FEBRUARY, 2022
On 24th July 2018 the Government of Uganda joined the International Disability community to participate in the first Global Disability Summit (GDS) which was hosted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain alongside with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the Government of Kenya. Like other Global champions of disability
rights, Uganda embraced this periodic accountability event and made commitments to achieve disability inclusive development.
Accordingly, Uganda has been reporting annually on the 22 commitments within the last four (4) years made in 2018 namely: Tackling stigma & discrimination, Economic empowerment, Inclusion in education and Harnessing technology and Innovation.
Overall substantial progress has been registered in the implementation of the 2018 commitments with an internal country rating of 70%. The main hindrances (as quoted by the Civil Society peer review and rapid
assessment exercise lead by NUDIPU) arose from systemic challenges around enforcement of policies, completion of policies under development and coordination gaps, most of these were impacted negatively by COVID19 pandemic.
