Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I won't repeat what Ola has already said about social protection, but I do want to bring to the notice of this House a study that UNICEF and the World Bank conducted on the additional costs of accessing education for children with disabilities. I think that we have countries that have not taken those costs into account. If you look at the data that is coming out from different countries—because similar research is going on—you will see that it is evident that to be able to afford the kinds of additional costs that families with children with disabilities face, they would have to be in the top percentile of earners in the country. That is not the case because persons with disabilities and their families comprise 20% of the world's poorest. That huge gap is very evident.
I also want to flag the point about the lack of availability and accessibility of assistive technology here. Only 5% to 15% of those who need assistive technology actually have it. It's not just about availability; it's also about affordability. We don't have quality assistive technology available, which also really impacts and builds on the cycle of poverty and how all these multi-dimensional factors prevent children with disabilities from going to school.