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28 February 2017
The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017 under the priority theme: "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work".…
27 February 2017
The Human Rights Council (HRC) holds its thirty fourth regular session from 27 February to 24 March 2017, at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva. Follow all official sessions at webtv.un.org, and on Twitter #HRC34 .
The programme of work includes…
22 February 2017
Are you a young person with a disability? Are you passionate about the rights of people with disabilities?
The annual sessions of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP) are held at UN…
10 February 2017
In Africa, as in other regions, persons with disabilities are disproportionately likely to live in poverty and, too often, lack access to education, health care, employment opportunities, housing, social protection systems, justice, cultural…
07 February 2017
Persons with disabilities and disabilities and disability issues were featured at the fifty-fifth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) is currently ongoing at UN Headquarters in New York from 1 to 10 February 2017. The priority…
30 January 2017
The fifty-fifth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) will hold a high-level panel discussion on "Leaving No One Behind: Poverty and Disability" at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 3 February 2017.
The work of the…
13 January 2017
The first UN World Data Forum will be hosted by Statistics South Africa from 15 to 18 January 2017, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the United Nations Statistical…
23 December 2016
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Observances
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Observances
4 January: World Braille Day*
8 February: International Epilepsy Day*
21 March: World Down…
19 December 2016
The Commission for Social Development, in preparation for its Fifty-fifth session (1-10 February 2017) has released a report in the Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly.…
19 December 2016
Holiday Greetings from the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD)!
There are a number of reasons to celebrate 2016 as a momentous year for advancement of the rights, well-being and perspectives of persons…
12 December 2016
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ratified the Convention on 9 December 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 172.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and Signatories of…