Jimoh Ibrahim calls for comprehensive disability inclusion data at UN conference

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has called for greater transparency and accountability in how persons with disabilities are represented and included within the United Nations system.
He made the appeal while speaking at the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), held at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The meeting brought together member states to review global progress on disability inclusion and discuss the next phase of implementation.
Ibrahim said that despite long-standing global commitments, persons with disabilities are ...