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1st Session of the the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 23-27 February 2009
February 23, 2009 - 9:00am
IDA attended the first meeting of the CRPD Committee and addressed, among others, the members of the CRPD Committee at the session devoted to NGOs. IDA advocated for the meetings of the Committee to be open to NGOs, which was mostly the case.
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4th Session of the UPR Working Group, February 2009
February 2, 2009 - 10:00am
The UPR Working Group Reports adopted by the HRC (June 2009) included a reference to persons with disabilities.
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3rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), December 2008
December 1, 2008 - 10:00am
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held its 3rd session from 1 to 15 December 2008.
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First CRPD Conference of States Parties
October 31, 2008
UN headquarters New York
The first Conference of States Parties set a precedent for DPO participation through a panel discussion which included an IDA representative, as well as an intervention from the floor from another IDA representative, which further clarified the fa
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63rd Session of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee), 2008
September 15, 2008 - 8:00am
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee)
RESOLUTIONS
Two specific disability Resolutions were adopted in the 2008 United Nations General Assembly.