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24 October 2014 | Disabilities, Youth
Every day, a thousand or so children have been protected from disability during a 26-year global effort to eradicate polio. The worldwide campaign has immunised millions of previously-unreached children across the globe, UNICEF said on the eve of…
20 October 2014 | Disabilities
The 1st ever World Summit Destinations for All will take place in Montreal from 19 to 22 October 2014. The issue of accessible tourism has never been more relevant: 15% of the world’s population live with a disability, and with a greater aging…
09 October 2014 | Disabilities
People with disabilities and their advocates have recently marked a milestone with one more country signing the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
In September, Guyana was the 150th Member State to ratify the document…
03 October 2014 | Disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its twelfth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of New Zealand, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Belgium, Ecuador and Denmark on…
21 August 2014 | Disabilities
The Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo is a United Nations system-wide global event for south-south and triangular cooperation. The Expo, launched in 2008, has become an annual event co-sponsored by and with more than 25 UN organizations,…
21 July 2014 | Disabilities
1. What inspired and empowered you to take up swimming to make a difference in the world?
I started this adventure because I was deeply convinced of the importance of this campaign for persons with disabilities. Only in bringing this issue to light…
25 June 2014 | Disabilities
The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual thematic discussion on technical cooperation, focusing on technical cooperation and capacity-building in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through legal and institutional…
20 June 2014 | Disabilities
As the post-2015 development planning is the center of attention in the international development world, it is important to work toward a better future for all and address the gaps in the proposed targets and the situation on the ground, especially…
20 June 2014 | Disabilities
On 23 September 2013, the General Assembly convened the first ever High Level Meeting on "the Realization of the MDGs and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities." During the opening segment, Member States…
17 June 2014 | Disabilities
On 13 June 2014, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs( DESA) hosted a DESA Forum Round table Discussion on Financial Inclusion for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: A Disability Perspective, in collaboration with the Government of…
17 June 2014 | Disabilities
The UN Permanent Mission of Argentina organized the concert "León Gieco + Mundo Alas at the United Nations" in the framework of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the People with Disabilities. This is the first time…
17 June 2014 | Disabilities
On 11 June, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in close collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Government of Indonesia , UNISDR, UNESCAP, Rehabilitation International, The Nippon Foundation,…