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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…
“I'm truly happy to address you on International Youth Day,” the Secretary-General said a video message. “As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I am committed to the empowerment and inclusion of every young person around the world,” he…
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…
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…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 26 year old Jayathma Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka- who played a key role in transforming the youth development sector at the national level- as his next Envoy on Youth. She will succeed…
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…
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…
Fiji ratified the Convention on 07 June 2017, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 174.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention and…
The tenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP10) will take place from 13 to 15 June 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York.
The overarching theme of COSP10 is “The Second Decade of the CRPD: Inclusion and full participation of…
Government officials, youth development practitioners and youth leaders representing 17 Asian countries are sharing experience about evidence-based approaches of their youth development policies and programming.
These discussions are taking place at…
APPLICATION FOR NEW NGO ACCREDITATION TO THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CRPD CLOSED ON 5 MAY 2017.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006.…
Suriname ratified the Convention on 29 March 2017, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 173.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention…