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Promise of accessibility for all at the High-Level Political Forum 2017
The United Nations is setting standards for accessibility of its meetings by providing International Sign interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) at the HLPF.
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UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities closes its 17th session
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities closes its 17th session (20 March - 12 April
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Call to Invest in Disability-Inclusive Education
“The International Disability Alliance calls on leaders to prioritise funding of education to include children with disabilities. Without this we will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals".
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Financing For Development Forum Processes, Update 1
In this update:
1. Financing for Development (FfD) Preparatory Process
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Election of Lenin Moreno as President-elect of Ecuador
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) congratulates Lenin Moreno on his election as President-elect of Ecuador.
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Endorsement for the HLPF 2017 official submission paper
The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities invite you to endorse the official submission paper prepared on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities to the HLPF.
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Remembering Elly Macha
The International Disability Alliance and the World Blind Union (WBU) were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of WBU's 2nd Vice President, Dr. Elly Macha on Friday, March 31st. Dr.
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International Disability Alliance and Handicap International sign Memorandum of Agreement
On Thursday 23 March, the International Disability Alliance and Handicap International signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU), reaffirming the commitment to further building partnership between the organisations.