Africa: Women With Disabilities Speak Out Against Exclusion At ICPD25

13 November 2019

Nairobi, Kenya — One in five women globally lives with a disability even as they have same needs and interests as women without disabilities, their access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights remains severely limited.

Delegates representing people living with disabilities at the ICPD25 Conference painted a grim picture of barriers and challenges they face.

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