Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The Global Disability Summit (GDS22), Administrator Samantha Power, announced on Wednesday, a suite of commitments consistent with the United States Government’s long standing support for disability-inclusive development and humanitarian action. Responding to the call of GDS22 to mobilize targeted and concrete action to achieve real change in the lives of persons with disabilities, USAID is undertaking 16 commitments to be achieved by 2026.