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Newsletter from the IDA Secretariat, 10 October 2018
Read our monthly newsletter catch up on the news from the IDA Secretariat and its Members!
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#WithdrawOviedo: Forced Treatment and Placement Violate Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN CRPD
We, organisations of persons with disabilities, call for the immediate withdrawal of the draft additional protocol to the Oviedo Convention.
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IDA participates in high-level panel on UNFPA’s study “Young Persons with Disabilities: Global Study on Ending Gender-based Violence and Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights"
On September 24th, during the first week of the General Assembly in New York, the International Disability Alliance joined a high-level panel welcoming the UNFPA’s groundbreaking study “Young Persons with Disabilities: Global Study on Ending Gender-based Violence and Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”.
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World Federation of the Deafblind launches initial Global Report!
The World Federation of the Deafblind has launched the initial global report on the situation and rights of persons with deafblindness.
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Remembering Kalle Könkkölä
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Kalle Könkkölä.
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Training on the CRPD & SDGs in Mozambique
From 10 to 15 September 2018, the Forum of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities of Mozambique (FAMOD) is organising the Technical workshop on monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in Maputo, Mozambique, with support from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Light for the World (LFTW) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), in partnership with the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted, Humanity and Inclusion (HI), the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Sightsavers.