Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
The landmark legally binding treaty entered into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of…
World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise
On Friday, the Security Council adopted a resolution to close the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) following a request last month from the authorities. UNITAMS was established…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid, supporting Afghan returnees, end modern slavery, SDGs disabilities promise
He said the UN was able to step up delivery of basic supplies into and across the Gaza Strip during the week-long pause in fighting, primarily through the Egyptian and…
World News in Brief: Reducing disaster risk for persons with disabilities, Afghan quake latest, global aid funding off track
Persons with disabilities face a “shocking lack of support” with no progress in the last decade, despite a huge increase in climate disasters worldwide, the new UN Office for Disaster…
UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities
In his latest report to the Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, outlined how more inclusive policy approaches and innovative private sector…
‘Society raises barriers’ to people with disabilities says activist in Costa Rica
“I am the daughter of a housewife and a car painter” is how Nicaraguan activist Ms. Mesén describes herself, while sitting behind her office desk in San José, the capital…