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News | 20 April 2016
United Nations, New York, 20 April 2016 — Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an Indigenous woman from the Mbororo pastoralist community of Chad, is the speaker selected to represent civil society at the 22 April signing ceremony of the historic climate…
19 April 2016
Brunei Darussalam ratified the Convention on 11 April 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 163.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention and…
News | 19 April 2016
Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017-2019
The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019. The term begins on…
News | 19 April 2016
In parallel to the 15th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, hosted two dialogue meetings respectively for Indigenous Peoples’…
11 April 2016
The March 2016 issue of the UN Enable Newsletter is now available!
In this issue:
- Status of the CRPD
- News from UN Headquarters
- World Humanitarian Summit
- News from other UN entities
- Calendar of international disability events
- Other news…
News | 07 April 2016
The Focal Point on the Family in the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Family policies and the 2030 Sustainable Development…
04 April 2016
Status of refugees and migrants with disabilities
Migration and displacement are important issues for both human rights and development policy-makers and practitioners. By definition, migration refers to both voluntary movement (e.g. migrant…
31 March 2016
World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2016
Theme: “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity”
Watch the LIVE WEBCAST of the event at UN Headquarters on 1 April
Find out more about the World Autism Awareness Day
Message of the UN…
29 March 2016
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities began its 15th session on 29 March that will continue up to 21 April 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, the Committee will examine the initial reports of Chile, Lithuania,…
News | 29 March 2016
Indigenous women receive great attention at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK (29 March 2016). After 2 weeks of intense deliberations and negotiations, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on 24 March ended its 60th session…
21 March 2016
World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March21 March 2016
Watch the LIVE WEBCAST
Find out more about World Down Syndrome Day
Message of the UN Secretary-General on World Down Syndrome Day
By adopting the ambitious and universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
News | 21 March 2016
Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future The central goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus on ending poverty, promoting shared economic prosperity, social development and people’s well-being while protecting the…