Disabled activists have called on the UN’s COP27 conference to stop excluding them from discussions and solutions around climate change. They say it is vital that disabled people are included in COP27 – currently being held in Egypt – and future […]
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Document reveals government’s delays in fixing ‘shocking’ COP26 access failures
‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]
Omission of disabled people from key parts of climate change text is ‘beyond disgraceful’
UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26
‘Urgent action needed’ to ensure disabled people are not neglected in climate battle
Multiple access failures at COP26 ‘send shocking message’ to disabled people
Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about the UK government’s multiple failures to ensure the accessibility of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. The first concerns came after high-profile complaints made by the Israeli energy minister, Karine Elharrar, a wheelchair-user, […]