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Financing For Development Forum Processes, Update 1
In this update:
1. Financing for Development (FfD) Preparatory Process
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Election of Lenin Moreno as President-elect of Ecuador
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) congratulates Lenin Moreno on his election as President-elect of Ecuador.
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Endorsement for the HLPF 2017 official submission paper
The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities invite you to endorse the official submission paper prepared on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities to the HLPF.
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Remembering Elly Macha
The International Disability Alliance and the World Blind Union (WBU) were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of WBU's 2nd Vice President, Dr. Elly Macha on Friday, March 31st. Dr.
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International Disability Alliance and Handicap International sign Memorandum of Agreement
On Thursday 23 March, the International Disability Alliance and Handicap International signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU), reaffirming the commitment to further building partnership between the organisations.
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World Data Forum blog: Persons with disabilities must and can be counted in
If our overarching goal for 2030 is for global sustainable development to leave no one behind, then we must count everyone and we must also count who they are.
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Together 2030 blog: Realizing “Nothing About Us without Us” within Sustainable Development
The global disability rights movement has been guided by the adage “nothing about us without us”, which superficially may seem a very simple principle to implement. However, persons with disabilities, who comprise an estimated 15 percent of the world’s population, have been historically underrepresented and excluded from policy discussions that dramatically affect their lives.