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IDA Press Release: High Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD), 23 September 2013
New York, 23 September 2013 – The United Nations (UN) General Assembly held a High-Level Meeting on disability and development in the General Assembly Hall of the UN today, with statements from over 50 Member States, UN Agencies and civil society. Mr. Yannis Vardakastanis, Chair of the International Disability Alliance (IDA), spoke on behalf of organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) at the opening of the meeting.
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Human Rights Council Opens Its 24th Session, 9-27 September 2013
The 24th regular session of the Human Rights Council will take place from 9 to 27 September 2013. See attached for a disability analysis of the reports being presented to the 24th session. Representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities from Mauritius and Mexico will attend part of the session.
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10th Session of the CRPD Committee
Geneva, 2 September 2013 – Today the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opens its 10th session (2-13 September 2013) in which it will examine the reports of Austria, Australia and El Salvador, and adopt Lists of Issues on Sweden, Azerbaijan and Costa Rica.
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IDA Information Note: 10th Session CRPD Committee, 2-13 September 2013
Geneva, 2 September 2013 – Today the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opens its 10th session (2-13 September 2013) in which it will examine the reports of Austria, Australia and El Salvador, and adopt Lists of Issues on Sweden, Azerbaijan and Costa Rica.