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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for better access and equality to health services for persons with Down syndrome.
“Too often, persons with disabilities – including those with Down syndrome – face stigma,…
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Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
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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…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Youth
Employment remained a challenge for persons with disabilities in many countries, a United Nations expert told the Commission for Social Development.
Shuaib Chalklen, the Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Disability, urged Member States to…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Youth
Employment remained a challenge for persons with disabilities in many countries, a United Nations expert told the Commission for Social Development.
Shuaib Chalklen, the Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Disability, urged Member States to…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Youth
Employment remained a challenge for persons with disabilities in many countries, a United Nations expert told the Commission for Social Development.
Shuaib Chalklen, the Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Disability, urged Member States to…
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The side event "Paving the way for an inclusive future: persons with disabilities and the post-2015 development agenda" held on 11 February brought together stakeholders both from the disability community and the development community to discuss…
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The publication reviews the concept of accessibility and its role in achieving inclusive and sustainable development. It propositions that accessibility be, not only a means and a goal of inclusive development, but also an enabler of an improved,…