Fifth session of the Conference of States Parties
12-14 September 2012
Highlights
Fifth Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, UN Headquarters, 12-14 September 2012; Civil Society Forum 11 September 2012. Deadlines:
Application for NGO Accreditation: 31 July
Application for side-events: 31 July
NGO pre-registration (online): 31 August
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012
Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all
High-level meeting on disability and development, 23 September 2013
Recent events:
Rio+20 Outcome Document includes disability
Also, “Promoting Disability-Inclusive Development for a Sustainable Future”, side-event to Rio+20 organized by the Sao Paulo State Government.
WHO launches QualityRights Toolkit to stop the abuse of persons with mental health conditions
11th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, interactive panel discussion on 11 May: “Indigenous Persons with Disabilities: Overcoming Challenges to Achieving Rights and Inclusion in Development”
UN Expert Group Meeting on Building Inclusive Society and Development Through Promoting ICT Accessibility: Emerging Issues and Trends (Tokyo Japan, 19-21 April 2012)
45th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development
Panel discussion on 27 April: "Mainstreaming youth and adolescents with disabilities in the international development agenda"
Convention in Brief
It’s About Ability - An explanation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNICEF)
Latest developments
- Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention and its Optional Protocol
- Map of Signatures and Ratifications
- Liberia ratified the Convention on 26-7-2012
- Benin ratified the Convention on 5-7-2012
- Benin ratified the Optional Protocol on 5-7-2012
- Nauru ratified the Convention on 27-6-2012
United Nations Enable Newsletter
Latest issue: May 2012
Key issues:
- MDGs and Disability
- Women and girls with disabilities
- Disability and statistics
- Disability and HIV/AIDS
- Mental Health and Development
- Disability, natural disasters and emergency situations
- Disability and Sports
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