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General Assembly Notes With Appreciation 2018 UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development

Member States today took note with appreciation of the 2018 UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development through two resolutions adopted in the General Assembly. The first resolution titled “Promoting social integration through social inclusion” (A/C.3/74/L.17/Rev.1) and the second titled “Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: accessibility” (A/C.3/74/L.32/Rev.1) note the importance of this report for the continuing work to advance the rights of persons with disabilities in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress

The United Nations will commemorate the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, with a global virtual event at the UN Headquarters in New York, from 10 to 11:30am (EST) under the theme “Fostering…
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Doha: World Summit ends with renewed pledge to leave no one behind

The Second World Summit for Social Development wrapped up on Thursday with nations warning that global progress on poverty and inequality will stall unless countries move faster from promises to implementation.The Summit took place 30 years after…
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Third Committee of the General Assembly Took Up Resolution- Rights Of Indigenous Peoples

On 11 November 2025, the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the 80th session of the General Assembly discussed and considered the draft resolution, "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples" [item 68 (a)].The Committee took up…