International Law and Disability: Nongovernmental and Intergovernmental Organizations

An alliance of organizations from across global and regional networks; promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities to advance human rights and sustainable development.

Supports advocates seeking legal and service system reform and assists governments in developing laws and policies to promote community integration and human rights enforcement for people with disabilities.

Excellent resource to learn about and connect with organizations the serve persons with disabilities around the world.

US civil rights law and policy center; also tracks international issues.

Advocates for people with disabilities around the world through international exchange and international development.

The WORLD Policy Analysis Center engages in a rigorous research process to gather and transform massive quantities of legal and policy data into the quantifiable, accessible, user-friendly resources found on this website, including interactive maps, tables, and downloadable datasets.

An identity and empowerment organization that brings global voices of persons with disabilities together.

This initiative focuses on disability-inclusive health systems and works to transform these systems so everyone is ensured access to health and better health outcomes.

Elhra works in partnership with a global community of humanitarian actors, researchers and innovators to improve the quality of humanitarian action and deliver better outcomes for people affected by crises.

Based at McGill University, DICARP brings together scholars and activists from around the world to generate, co-produce, share, and translate knowledge on how efforts to combat the climate crisis can be designed and implemented in ways that respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of disabled people.

Women Enabled International advances human rights at the intersection of gender and disability to respond to the lived experiences of women and girls with disabilities.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises—including the climate crisis—to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

The OHCHR is the leading UN entity on human rights; a source for information about human rights law, databases, and topical and country background materials.

Focus is on ensuring the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the United Nations system and providing guidance on the human rights-based approach to disability, including through reports and activities mandated by the Human Rights Council.

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the States parties.

Created by United Nations General Assembly resolution 46/182 in 1991, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system. It brings together the executive heads of 19 organizations and consortia to formulate policy, set strategic priorities and mobilize resources in response to humanitarian crises.

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programs, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights. “Progress of the world’s women” is UN Women’s periodic investigation of progress made towards a world where women, girls, and gender-diverse people live free from inequality, poverty, and violence.

Including persons with disabilities and expanding equitable opportunities is a component of the World Bank’s work to build sustainable, inclusive communities.

Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a World Bank Group project collecting data on the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity and has recently been working on intersectional analyses including women with disabilities.