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17 August 2016 | Ageing, Disabilities, Poverty Eradication
The Somali Help-Age Association (SHAA) has undertaken innovative policies and practices, with strategy related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focuses on SDGs 1, 2 and 8. The programme aims to achieve SDGs 1 and 2 by reducing hunger…
12 August 2016 | Disabilities
China has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the protection and promotion of the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities with a $10,000 contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund on Disability (UNVF). Presenting the check on Friday 12 August…
27 June 2016 | Disabilities
In a historic move, ten years ago, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted. It was a critical and outstanding achievement, bringing hope to a billion persons with disabilities worldwide. Ten years…
21 June 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing the biggest refugee and migration crisis since…
21 June 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing the biggest refugee and migration crisis since…
21 June 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing the biggest refugee and migration crisis since…
21 June 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing the biggest refugee and migration crisis since…
20 June 2016 | Disabilities
Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is strongly tied to the implantation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stated Lenni Montiel, Assistant…
17 June 2016 | Disabilities
Large, international sporting events have the power to change the way people think and can promote sustainable and inclusive development, particularly for persons with disabilities. Hosting the Paralympic Games is one event that can change the way a…
14 June 2016 | Disabilities
Equality and full participation of persons with disabilities in society needs to follow a rights-based approach to inclusion, as opposed to a medicalised model that defines inclusion. Persons with disabilities need to be recognised as fully-fledged…
13 June 2016 | Disabilities
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10 June 2016 | Disabilities, Social Inclusion
The international community needs “to demonstrate an inclusive, people-centred approach which engages the whole of society and all sectors,” said Robert Glasser, the Special-Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.…