1. Global Flagship Report on Disability and Development 2018
Robert Venne, Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, dspd, desa

2. Mandate
GA resolution 69/142 of December 2014: “Requests the SG, in coordination with all relevant UN entities, to compile and analyse national policies, programmes, best practices and available statistics regarding persons with disabilities, reflecting progress made in addressing the relevant internationally agreed development goals and the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to be submitted to the General Assembly in a flagship report during 2018.”

3. Cooperation during the preparation of the prototype report 2015
Contacted various UN agencies and programmes and beyond the UN system for input
Received positive responses and draft chapters from UNESCO, WHO, ILO, UN Women, UNICEF, UN University, DESA, OECD, and academic institutions

4. key issues to be considered in 2018 report
Accessibility, urban environments and transportation
Education
Health and well-being
Employment
Social Protection

5. key social groups to be considered in 2018 report
Women and girls
Children
Youth
Older persons
Indigenous persons
Refugees
Persons with intellectual and mental disabilities

6. Time line for the 2018 report
Outline of report by 2016 Receiving inputs from partners by end of June 2017 Drafting of report by end of 2017 Release of report to the General Assembly in 2018

7. Questsions?