The European Union made 16 global commitments in 2022. They were:

Inclusive Education – category “Other”

1. The EU will strengthen inclusive education systems through its education sector programmes in its international partnership countries.
2. The Commission commits to support inclusive education in situations of crisis (i.e. conflict, disaster, epidemics, etc.).

Situation of Conflict and Crisis – category “Other”

3. The Commission commits to take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities to ensure their full participation in humanitarian action, including in emergency preparedness activities. It also commits to support capacity building of its humanitarian partners on disability inclusion.
4. The Commission commits to collect data on beneficiaries of humanitarian action disaggregated by disability, and to report on disability inclusive humanitarian action with the OECD disability marker.
5. The Commission commits to continue raising awareness around the principles of non-discrimination and inclusiveness including the specific needs of persons with disabilities, in prevention, preparedness and response operations in the context of civil protection and commits to support Member States exchange of best practices in the area.
6. The Commission commits to take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities to ensure their participation in the civil protection response, including in emergency prevention and preparedness activities, such as civil protection exercises.

Overarching Commitments – category “Commit to tracking expenditure and efforts for inclusion in national accounting and development cooperation”

7. The Commission will track disability inclusive investments for a targeted monitoring of EU funding by systematically using the OECD Development Assistance Committee Disability Marker.
8. The EU aims to a steady increase of the proportion of new international partnership actions that are disability inclusive, measured by OECD Development Assistance Committee disability marker.

Overarching Commitments – category “Support efforts to align existing legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), using the participatory approach of law reforms as required by the CRPD:

9. The EU will increasingly raise the rights of persons with disabilities in dialogues with its partner countries, support the implementation of UNCRPD and foster its ratification globally.
10. The Commission will continue to uphold the human rights of persons with disabilities and support their social inclusion in the framework of the EU’s enlargement and neighbourhood policies. Through the policy and political dialogues with partner countries, the Commission will support reforms of public policies to make these more inclusive of persons with disabilities.
11. The Commission intends to make available EUR 5 million in dedicated financial support to UN Partnership on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) from the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument thematic programme – Global Challenges.

Inclusive Health – category “Other”:

12. The Commission commits to continue raising awareness around the principles of non-discrimination and inclusiveness including the specific needs of persons with disabilities, in prevention, preparedness and response operations in the context of civil protection and commits to support Member States exchange of best practices in the area.
13. The Commission commits to take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities to ensure their participation in the civil protection response, including in emergency prevention and preparedness activities, such as civil protection exercises.

Inclusive Livelihoods and Social Protection – category “Other”:

14. The EU will further strengthen the national social protection system building including persons with disabilities in its new generation of international partnership programmes in view of universal social protection for all.
15. The EU will encourage the formulation in its international partnership of best practice in standardisation of social protection schemes, including persons with disabilities.
16. The EU continues to organise regular structured dialogues during the annual UNCRPD Conference of State Parties, and in the context of other existing multilateral fora, and enhance cooperation with a focus on accessibility and employment.