International Day for Persons with Disabilities - Press Conference | United Nations

United Nations press briefing · December 4, 2025

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Opening and introduction

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Moderator introduced Giles Julie as the UN global advocate for persons with disabilities in conflict and peacebuilding and noted this was his final day in the post. Moderator invited him to speak.

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Giles Julie, identified in the briefing as the United Nations global advocate for persons with disabilities in conflict and peacebuilding, used his final briefing to say he and the system have failed people with disabilities in war-affected settings and shared three frontline case studies from Gaza, Chad and Ukraine.

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