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According to UN DESA's Population Division, G20 member countries are home to more than 70 per cent of the world's older population. The number of persons aged 65 or over in G20 countries is expected to grow from 501 million in 2019 to 705 million in…
Acting unanimously today, the Security Council adopted its first-ever resolution calling upon Member States and parties to armed conflict to protect persons with disabilities in conflict situations and to ensure they have access to justice, basic…
“When we fight to secure those rights, we move our world closer to upholding the core values and principles of the United Nations Charter”, he explained. “When we remove policies or biases or obstacles to opportunity for persons with disabilities,…
Violence, particularly sexual violence perpetrated against older women and men, physical attacks stemming from accusations of witchcraft and other deep-rooted cultural bias, discrimination and greed, often remain shrouded in the global…
The occurrence and duration of emergency crises have increased in the past years. Between 2005 and 2017 the number of crises receiving an international response grew from 16 to 30, and their average duration rose from 4 to 7 years.1 Emergency crises…
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention…
"The UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development 2018 – Realizing the SDGs by, for and with persons with disabilities shows that people with disabilities are at a disadvantage regarding most Sustainable Development Goals, but also…
The Tenth of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing will be held from 15 to 18 April 2019 in Conference Room 4, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The session will be webcast live at: http://webtv.un.org
Participation of NGOs…
United Nations Headquarters, New York - On the first day marking the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), AARP hosted its 12th annual briefing series, entitled “Why it matters; Social Protection for Older Women”,…
"On World Autism Awareness Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to promote the full participation of all people with autism, and ensure they have the necessary support to be able to exercise their rights and fundamental freedoms." Secretary-…
Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition, exists in all regions across the globe and commonly results in variable effects on learning styles, physical characteristics or health…
To raise awareness of the importance of Braille for approximately 1.3 billion people living with some form of distance or near vision impairment, on Friday the United Nations is observing the first official World Braille Day.
Recognized…