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IDA Press Release: Leadership Meeting on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The one-day meeting, co-hosted by the governments of Denmark and Ghana together with the Executive Directors of UNICEF and UN Women, took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 19th 2013 and was well attended by key decision-makers in governments, civil society and the UN.
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Press Release: International Expert Meeting on Indigenous Persons with Disabilities, 20-21 November 2012
Indigenous persons with disabilities and other experts on indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities met in Madrid, from 20 to 21 November 2012, to work on a report that will be presented to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) during its next session in May 2013.
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IDA Press Release: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2012
New York, 17 October 2012 – IDA joins the celebration of this day and takes the opportunity to appeal to States, the UN human rights system and other stakeholders to address the discrimination and exclusion faced by persons with disabilities in international development efforts, and to ensure that all actions in this regard are consistent with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.