More than half of UNOPS work is in fragile & conflict affected states.

And around 30% of UNOPS operations contribute to #SDG3 – good health & wellbeing.

On #WorldHealthDay , I thank colleagues in the UNOPS family & our partners for everything you do to bring healthcare to all.

📢 The Call for Proposals (CFP) for the implementation of a joint vision & hearing programme for school-age children is open! 👓🦻
📅Deadline: 30 June, 12PM CET
📄For more details, incl. eligibility: tinyurl.com/t3fypypz
Please share with relevant partners!
#ATChangesLives

#DidYouKnow that some 2.5B people around the world need at least one form of assistive technology?

Learn more in our latest #UNOPSInsights Vodcast with ATscale CEO Pascal Bijleveld 👇

Tomorrow, ATscale CEO Pascal Bijleveld will be participating in the Center for Universal Education’s annual symposium on education systems transformation
Watch online: tinyurl.com/2d22x6ne
Global Partnership for Education Brookings Global Special Olympics #ATChangesLives #InclusiveEducation 👇

How can we ensure that every child can develop their full potential - regardless of disabilities?

Join GPE, The Brookings Institution and Special Olympics to discuss what it takes to transform education systems to be truly inclusive for learners with disabilities: g.pe/7yL750Rfs7I

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Devex and ATscale brought together leaders for the launch of UnlockTheEveryday — the first global campaign dedicated to #AssistiveTechnology .

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3SwoQbg

#Sponsored by ATscale #UnlocktheEveryday

📢 Our call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for eligible LMICs seeking funding to strengthen rehabilitation & AT services is now open (deadline 5 June)
For more details, incl. deadlines & eligibility: tinyurl.com/yuydktt9
Please share with relevant partners! #ATChangesLives

1 in 6 of us experience a significant disability globally.

In addition to facing serious restrictions & barriers, we often have our right to health limited.

Ask what your health services are doing about disability inclusion & accessibility.

#MyHealthMyRight #WorldHealthDay

The inclusion of #AssistiveTechnology , in line with countries’ national priorities & contexts, into health systems is essential for realizing progress towards #UHC & the #SDGs
👉Discover more in our thematic brief: tinyurl.com/2jvmdffb
#ATChangesLives #HealthForAll @uhc2030

Access to #AssistiveTechnology is essential for the successful delivery of quality health care services, across the continuum of health care services at all levels. It should be an essential component of integrated #health services.
🔗tinyurl.com/2jvmdffb
#UHC #HealthForAll

Meet Robia 👋at 6 months old she fell ill with polio & was unable to move her legs
Read her story & discover more about why #AssistiveTechnology matters for #UHC in our latest thematic brief!
🔗 tinyurl.com/2jvmdffb
#ATChangesLives #HealthForAll
@who @uhc2030 World Health Summit

❓Did you know over 2.5 billion people globally need at least one form of #AssistiveTechnology & this is predicted to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050 due to ageing populations & noncommunicable diseases
Discover why #AT matters for #UHC in our thematic brief: tinyurl.com/2jvmdffb

Did you know that #AssistiveTechnology is an important component of health care & achieving #UHC ?
This week we are excited to launch our thematic brief on why assistive technology matters for #UHC 🙌
🔗 tinyurl.com/2jvmdffb
#ATChangesLives #HealthForAll
UHC2030 @who

Investing in #AssistiveTechnology both has a transformative impact on people’s wellbeing & makes sound economic sense. It is both the right thing & the smart thing to do.

🔗Read more in The Case for Investing on Assistive Technology here: tinyurl.com/yc8mjbd5
#ATChangesLives

Have you read our 2023 Annual Review yet?

We are delighted to share our progress & achievements from 2023 as well as a summary of plans for 2024 🙌
French, Spanish & accessible versions will be available soon!

👉Access the Annual Review here: tinyurl.com/4enhj9ha

In 2011, Giles Duley stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan & nearly lost his life.

Now a global UN advocate for people with disabilities, he explains what inspires him to continue working to help others.

Take a listen on Thursday’s #MineAwarenessDay . bit.ly/3OJO9lW

Today we mark #MineAwarenessDay , a moment to remember victims of landmines, help those living at risk, and step-up support for lifesaving clearance work.
UN #MineAction partners are working to rid #Afghanistan of these weapons.
#IMAD2024 #ProtectAndBuild

'I get to share these stories with people going through really terrible experiences.'

The inspiring interview of Giles Duley, United Nations Global Advocate for persons with disabilities in conflict, who severely injured by an improvised explosive device. United NationsMAS

👉un.org/en/awake-at-ni…

❓Did you know that #AssistiveTechnology is crucial for achieving all the #SDGs ?
Leave No One Behind is impossible without universal access to AT 📱🦻🦽🦿👓
Discover more about the link between AT & the SDGs tinyurl.com/3ud3ptxj
#GlobalGoals #ATChangesLives #UnlockTheEveryday

1/ In this issue of AT Digest, International Disability Alliance (IDA), #GDIHub 's Assistive Technology User Fellows reflect on the role of assistive technology in the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in public life.

Click the link below to read more!
bit.ly/4axrhlH