The International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP,) together with eTurboNews (eTN), Radisson Hotel Kathmandu, Four Seasons Travel, and a Nepalese student group called Passion to Travel, is putting a smile on happy faces of disabled tourists visiting the Kathmandu Valley and interacting with their local hosts, stakeholders, and Nepal hospitality and tourism industry students. It’s […]
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8th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, 9-11 June 2015
Quick links: Draft Programme Documents (CRPD PaperSmart Portal) List of side-events Civil Society Participation (Monday, 8 June: Civil Society Global Forum programme) Participation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) Media participation Accessibility (Accessibility Centre at UNHQ and Accessibility Resources) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by […]
UN Enable April – May newsletter released
The Enable Newsletter, April-May 2015, is now available. In this issue: Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), news from UN headquarters, news from UN agencies, DiDRR (disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction), calendar of events and other news Download: http://bit.ly/1Q0V1vo
Kochita needs your help
About KocihtaThe Aboriginal Human Resource Council (AHRC) launched Kocihta as a national registered charity (#846394922 RR 0001) in October 2013. Kocihta, phonetically enuciated “Koh-chee-tah”, is one of only six national Indigenous charities/non-profits in Canada helping to resolve the Indigenous education and employment gap — our nation’s biggest socio-economic issue. It is the only national charity with the […]
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Brussels, 21 May 2015 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it expresses its strong support to the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). It was adopted with an overwhelming majority among the political parties. The resolution followed a plenary debate of the European […]
The right of persons with disabilities to social protection – Call for submissions
Questions in French and Spanish (Word) The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, is currently preparing a study to be presented at the 70th session of the General Assembly, in October 2015, on the right of persons with disabilities to social protection. The Special Rapporteur welcomes inputs, in accessible formats, […]
CRPD Day of Discussion on Right to Education of People with Disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a day of general discussion on the right to education of persons with disabilities. Experts from the United Nations as well as self-advocates, representatives of States and non-governmental organizations, and members of academia made statements and engaged in dialogues on the challenges in implementing […]
CRPD considers initial report of Mongolia
9 April 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities yesterday and today considered the initial report of Mongolia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Munkhbaatar Begzjav, Deputy Minister for Population Development and Social Protection of Mongolia, said that persons with disabilities constituted some 3.3 per […]
CRPD considers report of the Dominican Republic
8 April 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April considered the initial report of the Dominican Republic on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Homero Luís Hernández Sánchez, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United […]
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities considers initial report of the Czech Republic
1 April 2015The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Czech Republic on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Michaela Marksova, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, presenting the report, said that in the […]