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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in...
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COSP Background Note on Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodation
As announced by the Chair of the CRPD Bureau, Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico at a briefing he held with States on July...
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COSP Background Note on Equal Recognition Before the Law and Supported Decision-Making
The CRPD adopts a new approach to legal capacity that makes it possible for people with disabilities to exercise their human right to...
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COSP Background Note on Access to Justice
Physical accessibility to and within courts and prisons, and accessibility in communication with participants including sign language interpretation, Braille and large print text,...
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COSP Background Note on Disability and Poverty in Current Economic Crisis
People with disabilities are more frequently and more severely affected by situations of poverty and extreme poverty. They are also one of the...
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Partnership for the Sustainable Development Goals
The platform initially developed in response to Rio+20 has been improved to better respond to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in order...
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Global Report on the participation of organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) in VNR Processes
This global report raises awareness for DPOs and how to engage with their governments in the national consultation processes on SDG implementation....
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Policy Briefs: HLPF 2017
The theme for High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2017 will be "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world". Each year, a set...
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Poverty dynamics and disability in rural Bangladesh
It is widely recognised that poverty can cause disabilities, and at the same time can exacerbate the detrimental impacts experienced...
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IASC Pacific Consultation Full Report
The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF), in partnership with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Team on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian...