Global Forum on Disability, Migration, and Forced Displacement
Migration and refugee systems can be disabling. They don't have to be.
|23rd September 2026 Time : 8:00am - 3:00pm CET - Central European Time GMT+1:00
|Region/Country : Global
Background
The GFDMD aims to strengthen understanding of disability across labour migration and displacement contexts, promote the leadership of migrants and refugees with disabilities, and support dialogue on rights-based and inclusive policy and practice.
During the Forum:
Language interpretation: Arabic, French, Spanish, Swahili, Korean, Lao, Myanmar, Khmer, Thai, Vietnamese
International Sign interpretation
Live professional captioning
DAY 1
Session 1: Disability in Migration and Forced Displacement: The Foundations
Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 08:00-10:00 (UTC+1)
Session 2: Labour migration governance and disability in practice
Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 10:30-12:30 (UTC+1)
DAY 2
Session 3: Lessons from the disability movement for labour migration and refugee justice
Thursday 24th September 2026, 08:00-09:30 (UTC+1)
Session 4: Disability in refugee camps in the Global South
Thursday 24th September 2026, 10:00-11:30 (UTC+1)
Session 5: Understanding and resisting disabling immigration and asylum systems in the Global North
Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:00-13:30 (UTC+1)