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News Stories

• UN rights chief stresses need to promote employment of persons with disabilities (6 March  2013)
• More people than ever have hearing loss that can be improved or treated, UN reports (27 February  2013)
• On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Ban calls for new push to improve access to society (3 December  2012)
• Annual United Nations event gives boost to international treaties, rule of law (2 October  2012)
• Seeking to advance rights of people with disabilities, UN treaty review starts in New York (12 September  2012)
• UN official hails 2012 Paralympic Games as celebration of inclusion (29 August  2012)
• UN expert urges US authorities to stop execution of two persons with disabilities (17 July  2012)
• Children with disabilities more likely to face violence, says UN-backed study (12 July  2012)
• UNICEF calls for promoting rights of children with disabilities in Africa  (16 June  2012)
• UN rights chief calls for boosting political participation of persons with disabilities (1 March  2012)
• UN awards prize to promoter of education for persons with disabilities (24 February  2012)
• UN welcomes Iraqi ratification of pact on rights of persons with disabilities (30 January  2012)
• UN report highlights need to make television more accessible to persons with disabilities (5 December  2011)
• Ban urges inclusion of persons with disabilities into society (2 December  2011)
• Solitary confinement should be banned in most cases, UN expert says (18 October  2011)

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Press releases:

• High-level Meeting Will Provide Historic Opportunity to Empower Persons with Disabilities, Commission for Social Development Told - 11 February  2013
• Bridging Gap between Well-meaning Commitments, Long-overdue Actions Will Underpin High-level Meeting on Disability, Development, Says Secretary-General in Message - 27 November  2012
• More Work Needed to Build Inclusive, Accessible Societies, Secretary-General Says, Welcoming High-Level Special Event on Autism, Disabilities - 19 November  2012
• Empowering Persons with Disabilities Strengthens Human Solidarity for Everyone, Secretary-General Tells Rehabilitation International World Congress - 1 November  2012
• New Asia-Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons Must Further Empower Engagement of Persons with Disabilities, Secretary-General Tells Incheon Meeting - 1 November  2012

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Press Conferences:

• Press Conference by Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee on Disability Convention - 28 August 2006
• Press Conference on Disability Convention by Department of Economic and Social Affairs - 25 August 2006
• Press Conference on Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 21 August 2006
  Also: watch the video of the Daily Noon Briefing - Mr. Thomas Schindlmayr, guest, gave an update on progress on the negotiations for a convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities [duration: 57 minutes]
• Press Conference by Chairman of Ad Hoc committee on Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights - 15 August 2006
  Also: watch the video of the press conference [duration: 42 minutes]

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Related Stories:

• NEW! Disability treaty to correct injustices opens for signature - 13 March 2007
• Landmark Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to be Adopted on 13 December - 6 December 2006
• UN adapting conference facilities to meet the needs of delegates with disabilities - 11 August 2006
• Activists from the disability community are available for interviews on the Convention - New York, 14-25 August 2006
• E-Accessibility to be theme for International Day of Disabled Persons 2006 - New York, 26 July 2006
• Bid to Conclude Convention to End Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities - New York, 25 July 2006
• Press Conference on Disabilities Convention - New York, 03 February 2006
• Concluding current session, Disability Convention Committee reaches agreement on privacy rights, nears accord on rights to education, health, work - New York, 03 February 2006
• Delegates at UN meeting on disability rights see it as major step forward - 31 January 2006
• New treaty to play key role in affirming rights of disabled persons, High Commissioner tells Disability Convention Committee - New York, 27 January 2006
  Also: Statement by Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Feature radio programme on the Convention [MP3] - 27 January 2006

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