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Wrapping up 2016 and looking ahead to 2017

Man uses sign language to communicate on the telephoneHoliday 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 with disabilities in many fronts of disability-inclusive development at the United Nations. The year also marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Read the Secretariat Holiday note! (PDF)

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Advancing social development and social justice through coordinated, equitable and inclusive policies

The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) will convene its sixty-fourth session from 2 to 10 February 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York in Conference Room 4, bringing together Member States, United Nations entities, civil society,…
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General Assembly Adopts Annual Resolution “Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

On 15 December 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted by recorded vote, the resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” - Item 68(a) (A/C.3/80/L.17).Among other issues, the resolution:Takes note of the work of the Commission on the Status of Women…
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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…