
Marion Steff
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Passionate about development, #HumanRights & #disability. France, Canada, UK, Belgium. Work at @MyEDF.
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It is more important than ever to guarantee that the EU is a #UnionOfEquality. Ahead of the hearing commissioner-designate Hadja Lahbib, we call on the European Commission’s leadership to ensure that equality remains a central priority in the EU’s work. elections.europa.eu/european-commi…


We look forward to fully cooperating and supporting the Commission and future Commissioner Hadja Lahbib in developing an updated set of actions that fully upholds #DisabilityRights: edf-feph.org/updated-eu-dis…




The #Disability movement is gathering daily at #COP29, advocating, among other priorities, for the UN Climate Change to establish an official Disability Constituency, equal in standing to other major groups. Recognition matters! bit.ly/COP29-disabili…


The #Disability movement is meeting daily at #COP29, advocating for #DisabilityInclusion. We are calling the UN Climate Change to establish an official Disability Constituency, ensuring persons with disabilities have equal representation alongside major groups! shorturl.at/cF3Sh



Today NadiaHadad addressed the COP29 Azerbaijan hi-level segment on behalf of the #DisabilityCaucus, calling for an official Disability Constituency at UN Climate Change: Persons with disabilities must have a voice in climate negotiations! UN Human Rights Global Greengrants European Disability Forum International Disability Alliance (IDA)

On International #DisabilityRights Day, we have a simple request for the European Commission and Commissioner Hadja Lahbib: - Commit to advancing disability rights. - Commit to update the EU #DisabilityRightsStrategy. #DisabilityDay #IDPD Our open letter: buff.ly/4idVfiI


Our Executive Director Catherine Naughton calls for a Disability Action Plan in external action - paralleling the Gender Action Plan & Youth Action Plan. We have to ensure inclusion for all European Commission & Hadja Lahbib #DisabilityRightsStrategy #DisabilityWeek #IDPD European Disability Forum




European Disability Forum Bundesministerium fĂĽr Arbeit und Soziales Deutscher Behindertenrat Federal Minister Hubertus Heils first message is a message of solidarity with Ukraine, and a welcome to Ukrainian participants

Our Executive Committee Member Nadia Hadad moderates a panel on the goals of the #ERDS2024 with: - Gulmira Kazakunova (The Union of People with Disabilities, Kyrgyz Republic) - @soufianeelamr17 (Inclusion Europe) - Sara Rocha "This Summit is a testament to the voices of


News: the European Parliament will hold a debate on the need to update the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy on 19 December at 9 AM (CET). We call on the European Commission and Commissioner Hadja Lahbib to announce that the Strategy will be updated! Watch live: buff.ly/304YTpO


Great news! Commissioner Hadja Lahbib confirmed that the European Commission will present new actions and flagship initiatives for the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy in 2025. The update was announced at the close of a debate on the Strategy in the European Parliament.


The #EPDisability Intergroup is back! With 60 members from 23 countries and 7 political groups, the European Parliament has confirmed its re-establishment — a key victory for #DisabilityRights in the EU. More about the new members on the intergroup page: edf-feph.org/disability-int…


Our new report analyses how disability is included in the EU's development funding (2022): - Only 4 projects (0.3%) specifically targeted supporting persons with disabilities. - Not a single project funded by European Investment Bank was disability inclusive. Read: edf-feph.org/publications/s…
