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- ‘Disability is not inability,’ says Ban, urging equal rights for all to achieve Global Goals (14 June 2016)
- WHS: New charter for persons with disabilities endorsed at UN humanitarian summit (24 May 2016)
- World Humanitarian Summit can build support for disability-inclusive aid responses – UN expert (19 May 2016)
- In Asia and Pacific, UN views sustainable development through demographic changes (30 March 2016)
- ‘Without stories, there is silence’ – women speak up at the UN about violence and disability (24 March 2016)
- Marking the World Day, Ban celebrates potential of people with Down syndrome (21 March 2016)
- Films with on-screen smoking should carry warnings to protect children – UN health agency (1 February 2016)
- On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UN urges inclusion, access for people of all abilities (3 December 2015)
- ‘I will never stop calling for an end to the death penalty,’ Ban vows at launch of new UN publication (5 November 2015)
- Social protection systems should be more inclusive of persons with disabilities – UN rights expert (28 October 2015)
- Eleven major firms agree to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities – UN labour agency (28 October 2015)
- Everyone is entitled to a life of dignity, Ban says on World Mental Health Day (10 October 2015)
- UN deputy chief urges action to reduce exclusion and discrimination of persons with disabilities (9 June 2015)
- Canada’s deportation of Jamaican man with mental disability ‘cruel treatment’ – UN experts (21 May 2015)
- Yemen conflict death toll nears 650, with UN rights office spotlighting plight of 3 million disabled (5 May 2015)
Radio news:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Press releases:
- Concluding Their Work, States Parties to Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Lay Groundwork for Next Session - 12 June 2014
- Persons with Disabilities Must Not Be Left Behind in Post-2015 Framework, Secretary-General Tells States Parties to Convention at Opening Session - 10 June 2014
- Under-Secretary-General Stresses Need to Build Better Future for All as States Parties to Disabilities Convention Open Session - 10 June 2014
- Persons with Disabilities Still Face Employment Challenges in Many Countries, Special Rapporteur Tells Commission for Social Development - 13 February 2014
- Secretary-General Appoints Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garces of Ecuador Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility - 19 December 2013
Press Conferences:
- Press Conference by Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee on Disability Convention - 28 August 2006
- Press Conference on Disability Convention by Department of Economic and Social Affairs - 25 August 2006
- Press Conference on
Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 21 August 2006
Also: watch the video of the Daily Noon Briefing - Mr. Thomas Schindlmayr, guest, gave an update on progress on the negotiations for a convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities [duration: 57 minutes]
- Press Conference by
Chairman of Ad Hoc committee on Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights - 15
August 2006
Also: watch the video of the press conference [duration: 42 minutes]
Related Stories:
- NEW! Disability treaty to correct injustices opens for signature - 13 March 2007
- Landmark Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to be Adopted on 13 December - 6 December 2006
- UN adapting conference facilities to meet the needs of delegates with disabilities - 11 August 2006
- Activists from the disability community are available for interviews on the Convention - New York, 14-25 August 2006
- E-Accessibility to be theme for International Day of Disabled Persons 2006 - New York, 26 July 2006
- Bid to Conclude Convention to End Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities - New York, 25 July 2006
- Press Conference on Disabilities Convention - New York, 03 February 2006
- Concluding current session, Disability Convention Committee reaches agreement on privacy rights, nears accord on rights to education, health, work - New York, 03 February 2006
- Delegates at UN meeting on disability rights see it as major step forward - 31 January 2006
- New treaty to play key role in affirming rights of disabled persons, High Commissioner tells Disability Convention Committee - New York, 27 January 2006
Also: Statement by Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Feature radio programme on the Convention [MP3] - 27 January 2006
