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Providing opportunities to young people with disabilities in the workplace

I really enjoyed meeting Peter and Tom, who are with us as part of Leonard Cheshire’s Change 100 internship programme. I was inspired by their obvious passion and commitment to DFID’s work. It was great to talk to young people …

Locking disability into the new development framework – my visit to New York

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I'm just back from New York. I was representing the UK at the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is a yearly meeting where governments and civil society come together to …

Development must include Joshua, too

Baby Joshua on his mother's lap. Picture: DFID

Today is the first day of Baroness Northover’s visit to Tanzania, where she is championing the progress of development programmes supported by DFID. The trip’s overarching theme is ‘leave no one behind’ – a key principle the UK is aiming …

Woman + disability = double discrimination

Women with disabilities often face double discrimination – because they are female, and because they have disabilities. If they are from a minority group, elderly, or are gay, they may face multiple discrimination. But this discrimination can become still worse …