Global Disability Summit
2025
2nd – 3rd April, 2025 / Berlin
The International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Germany, and the Government of Jordan hosted the third Global Disability Summit (GDS) from 2-3 April in Berlin – gathering more than 4,500 participants from 100 countries. The Summit resulted in 800 new commitments from governments, development actors, private sector, and civil society.
Access the photos from the GDS 2025 and Civil Society Forum 2025 here. Stay tuned for the recordings!
About the GDS
GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT
The Global Disability Summit aims to galvanize global efforts to realize disability inclusion around the world. It is a mechanism bringing together a wide variety of high-level stakeholders, engaging and discussing the progress in disability inclusion: governments, multilateral agencies, the private sector, academia and civil society organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, and foundations.
Amman-Berlin
Declaration
The “Amman-Berlin Declaration on Global Disability Inclusion” is one of the most significant outcomes of the GDS 2025. The Declaration calls for a 15% for 15% target with endorsing signatories striving to ensure that at least 15 percent of international development programs being implemented at the country level pursue disability inclusion as an objective.
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