04 December 2017
The Secretary-General issued his message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3 December 2017, recognizing the international community's achievement in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, and calling for…
24 November 2017
The Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized two regional workshops on capacity building for ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
24 November 2017
The Third Committee of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution A/C.3/72/L.18/Rev.1, with oral amendments from the co-facilitators(PP9 and OP14(a)) and African Group (OP18), with a unanimous recorded vote of 176 in…
02 November 2017
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3 in 1992. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of…
31 October 2017
Ms. Maria Veronica Reina, a globally known disability rights leader passed away on 27 October in her hometown Rosario, Argentina. She was 54. She was the global leader and represented the International Disability Consortium, the coalition of…
21 September 2017
H.E. Ms. Marta Gabriela Michetti Illia addressed to the 72nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations during the General Debate. Argentina has always been committed to the protection and promotion of human rights as a state policy, and…
21 September 2017
H.E. Mr. Lenin Moreno Garcés, President of Ecuador,  addressed to the General Assembly on 20 September 2017 during the General Debate.  Speaking from the rostrum of the General Assembly Hall which was made to be wheelchair accessible using ad hoc…
15 September 2017
Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) recognizes that women and girls with disabilities face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination In the preamble to the Convention attention is drawn to the…
21 July 2017
The 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, took place from  10 to 19 July 2017, and concluded in New York on 19 July by adopting its Ministerial Declaration…
21 June 2017
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed María Soledad Cisternas Reyes of Chile as his Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility. There are more than 1 billion people with some form of disability, accounting for 15 per…
14 June 2017
Editorial spotlight: Amplifying the voices of women with disabilities At the 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, taking place from 13-15 June, UN Women will amplify the…
11 June 2017
During the 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, States Parties, Observer States, UN agencies, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with Disabilities, and other stakeholders will organize over 80…