Institut für nachhaltige und inklusive Entwicklung

Actors

In German development cooperation, there are various actors who are intensively involved in inclusion strategies for people with disabilities in international cooperation.

BMZ

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is a supreme authority responsible for German development cooperation (DC). To ensure that the work of the BMZ can guarantee the rights of the UN CRPD, the ministry develops inclusion strategies to include persons with disabilities in the work of organisations involved in German development cooperation.

BMZ Inclusion Strategy 2019

BMZ milestones and challenges for inclusive development cooperation

VENRO

The Association for Development Policy and Humanitarian Aid (VENRO for short) is the umbrella organisation of development policy and humanitarian non-governmental organisations in Germany. Among other things, VENRO works to overcome global injustices and to implement human rights. VENRO has established a working group to address disability and development.

In 2019, VENRO published a handout on inclusive implementation of project work.

Handbook on effective projects 2020

Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Since 2008, the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have held a conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The conference is based on Article 40 of the UNCRPD, which provides for the establishment of a periodic conference of all States Parties to address all issues related to the implementation of the UNCRPD. The conference was held for the 15th time in June 2022.