tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2018-09-14T11:21:28+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-hosts-event-on-inclusive-evidence-in-pakistan 2018-09-14T11:21:28+01:00

UK's Department for International Development (DFID) hosted an event on 13 September on ensuring the rights, freedoms, dignity and inclusion of people with disabilities in Pakistan.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/penny-mordaunt-closing-speech-at-the-global-disability-summit 2018-07-25T09:12:00+01:00

Raising the global ambition and attention and focus on an area that has been neglected for far too long.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/global-disability-summit-sparks-170-commitments-to-tackle-stigma-and-discrimination-against-people-with-disabilities 2018-07-24T16:59:00+01:00

The UK Government’s first ever Global Disability Summit has yielded ambitious commitments from a host of governments and other organisations.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/penny-mordaunts-opening-speech-at-global-disability-summit 2018-07-24T11:25:00+01:00

Unless every one of our citizens can reach their full potential our nations never will. Let today be the start of our journey.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-calls-for-action-to-address-global-injustice-of-discrimination-against-disabled-people 2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00

The UK hosts its first ever Global Disability Summit and calls on international partners to tackle the prejudice faced by disabled people.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-aid-supports-disability-inclusion-at-disability-event-in-freetown 2018-07-20T11:30:08+01:00

UK and Sierra Leone governments convene Global Disability Summit Satellite Event to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-and-kenya-on-disability-summit-nothing-about-us-without-us 2018-07-13T11:44:24+01:00

Speech by High Commissioner Nic Hailey during a reception for Kenyan delegates heading to the Global Disability Summit in the UK.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/her-majesty-the-queen-honours-a-malawian-physiotherapist 2018-07-11T13:39:19+01:00

23-year-old Charles Nyasa receives the Commonwealth Points of Light award for encouraging people with disabilities to play sports.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/penny-mordaunt-is-first-minister-to-use-sign-language-in-parliament 2018-07-04T17:00:19+01:00

Penny Mordaunt used sign language at the despatch box in Parliament to highlight the upcoming Global Disability Summit

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/global-disability-summit-update-15-june 2018-06-15T10:49:00+01:00

Update from DFID's Head of Inclusive Societies with less than 50 days to go before the Global Disability Summit on 24 July 2018.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/charities-who-help-people-with-disabilities-receive-uk-aid-funding-boost 2018-06-09T00:00:00+01:00

Charities which help people with disabilities in developing countries have been given a major funding boost.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-government-to-host-its-first-ever-global-disability-summit 2017-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Penny Mordaunt will bring together global leaders and technology companies to tackle the barriers that prevent people living with disabilities from reaching their full potential.