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A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in danger, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in New York.
Addressing a conference to take stock of action since…
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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 its 20th ratification.
Article 40 of the Convention…
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The twenty-second session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will take place in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 17-28 April 2023.
The priority theme of the session is: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and…
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Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Judy was at the forefront of major disability rights demonstrations, helped spearhead the…
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The Division for Inclusive Social Development of UN DESA organized Expert Group Meeting and consultations with stakeholders concerning the preparations for the IYF+30.
International Expert Group Meetings in preparation for the IYF+30
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The UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) – will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March…
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On 16 December 2022, the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, Csaba KŐRÖSI, convened a high-level event to launch of the 2022-2032 International Decade of Indigenous Languages in New York, in line with the 2022 General…
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On 15 December 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted the report on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, containing one draft resolution of the same name (A/77/460).
Among other issues, the resolution:
Stresses that Indigenous Peoples, including…
Speech by Mr. Dario Mejia Montalvo, President of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
(For the original version in Spanish, click here)
Question: The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is one of three United Nations mechanisms dealing…
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Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the…
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On 12 November, the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee), of the 76th session of the General Assembly discussed Rights of Indigenous Peoples [item 71(a)].
The Committee took up the draft resolution “Rights of…
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On 4 November 2022, the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the 77th session of the General Assembly discussed Rights of Indigenous Peoples [item 65 (a)].
The Committee took up the draft resolution “…