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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
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Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the HLPF 2017: Wrap up and update #4
The HLPF came to an end on Wednesday 19 July, with the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration which includes all of the five explicit references to disability within poverty eradication, implementation of nationa
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Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the HLPF 2017: Update #3
In this edition:
1. What happened Thursday 13 - Monday 17 July
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IDA updates its Compilation of Concluding Observations by the CRPD Committee
IDA has recently updated its Compilation of Concluding Observations by the CRPD Committee. This updated version includes all CRPD Committee Concluding Observations pertaining to all 55 reviews of State Parties, including those reviewed last 17th session.
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Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the HLPF 2017: Update #2
In this edition:
1. What happened Monday 10 - Wednesday 12 July
2. Drafting of VNR Statements
3. Coming up
4. In other news