The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR) internal policy on disability accessibility and inclusion

 The The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR) internal policy on disability accessibility and inclusion outlines the guiding principles, scope and areas of work to ensure that the organization’s operations and programmes meet these commitments.  An ambitious disability inclusion policy with accompanying implementation mechanisms offers a blueprint for The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR) to put into practice the principles the organization promotes, leaving a positive legacy of accessibility and inclusion for each of the communities we serve.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR) commits to the following: 

• Providing an enabling environment and advocating for the full and active participation, representation and leadership of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in relevant processes, such as regional and global platforms and other key events organized or co-organized by The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR).
• Advocating for national and local disaster risk reduction strategies that promote the rights and effective participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations. 
• Increasing awareness of disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction and ensuring the accessibility of The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR)’s websites and other essential digital and print information materials by upholding universal design principles and providing information in multiple formats to meet accessibility standards in alignment with the standards established or promoted by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 
• Promoting the collection, analysis and use of disability disaggregated data and evidence generated for greater socioeconomic understanding and decision-making. 
• Developing a plan and implementing positive measures to recruit and retain persons with disabilities as The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR and formerly UNISDR)’s employees including establishing a guideline or procedure on requesting reasonable accommodation to support employees.