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IDA participates in the Belt and Road Disability Cooperation High-Level Event, China
An IDA delegation consisting of Klaus Lachwitz (IDA Board Member representing Inclusion International) and Vladimir Cuk (IDA Executive Director) attended the Belt and Road Disability Cooperation High-Level Event, which was held in Beijing, 13 – 15 September 2017.
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Newsletter from IDA Secretariat | 11 September 2017
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Secretary General of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network participates at 8th CRPD pre-session, Geneva
Secretary General of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network and focal person of Asia, Pratima Gurung, from Nepal, participated at the 8th CRPD Committee pre-session.
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Newsletter from IDA Secretariat | 4 September 2017
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IDA meets with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG)
On 23 August 2017, the International Disability Alliance, represented by Executive Director Vladimir Cuk, met with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Ms. Amina Mohammed, at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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CRPD Committee closes its 18th Session
After 3 weeks of hard work from the Committee Members, the CRPD Committee Secretariat, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and Civil Society Organizations, and IDA, among others, the 18th session of the Convention of the Rights of Persons w
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CRPD Committee 18th Session: Day of General Discussion on the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination (Article 5)
On 25 August 2017, the CRPD Committee held the Day of General Discussion (DGD) on the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination (Article 5) in the lead up to the development of a general comment.
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International Day of the World's Indigenous People 2017 & 10 years of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People was celebrated on 9 August, making 10 years since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the UN General Assembly.
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Workshop on the CRPD Committee's review process in Khartoum, Sudan
In collaboration with ADD International and the Sudanese National Union of the Physically Disabled, on 19 and 20 July 2017, the Treaty Bodies Unit of the IDA Secretariat held a 2 days workshop on the CRPD review process.
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Best Companies Award for Employees with Disability open until 31 August 2017
The São Paulo State Secretariat for the Rights of the Person with Disability was created in 2008 as the first State Secretariat in the country, focused on the rights of person with disability and the promotion of social inclusion and citizenship o