Evaluation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy Summary Report
- 22 September 2025
This system-wide evaluation assessed the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the 2019 United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS). It covered the period 2019-2025 and assesses the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability - focused on the conceptualization and design of UNDIS, alignment with international frameworks, and its operationalization by all United Nations entities and country teams at country, regional and global levels. The evaluation concludes that the UNDIS has proven to be a relevant and timely instrument for advancing disability inclusion across the United Nations system, serving as a catalyst for systematic change and accelerating efforts to embrace disability inclusion. The evaluation makes five strategic recommendations.