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Stevie Wonder with the Perfect Pitch on International Day for Persons with...
“Persons with disabilities are not objects of charity but equal members of society.” That was the message from singer-songwriter and UN Messenger of Peace, Stevie Wonder. Speaking to a packed house at...
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Breaking Barriers to Ensure Accessible Cities for All
In Quito, Ecuador this year the New Urban Agenda included persons with disabilities with a focus on making cities accessible to all, for the first time. With 41 million persons with disabilities...
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“When an elder dies, it is indeed like burning a library,” said a representative from Angola, “They are the faithful guardians of our cultural heritage and identity.” In our rapidly shifting and...
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Building Capacity for Inclusive Development in Africa, One Member State at a...
Ensuring inclusivity of persons with disability in the era of sustainable development is imperative for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the capacity of Member States to develop...
View ArticleWorld Autism Awareness Day
Autism and other forms of disability are part of the human experience that contributes to human diversity. As such, the United Nations has emphasized the need to mainstream disability in the...
View ArticleInternational Mother Earth Day
The General Assembly, recognizing that Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings,...
View ArticleCan Social Protection Improve Social Inclusion?
Social Protection involves preventing, managing and overcoming situations that adversely affect people’s wellbeing usually through monetary means or services provided. Following the release of the...
View ArticleYouth Volunteers Leading the Way to Achieve the 2030 Agenda
Achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is estimated to cost $US1.5 trillion more a year than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Given this cost, the private sector and...
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UNDESA-DSPD Newsletter, January 2016
Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 07 | January 2016 International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2016 celebrates ten years since the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...
View Article10th Anniversary of the adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of...
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples @ The General Assembly: Taking note of the recommendation of the Human Rights Council contained in its resolution 1/2 of 29 June 2006,1...
View ArticleInternational Day of Peace
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and...
View ArticleInternational Day of Older Persons
On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna...
View ArticleWorld Sight Day
World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental...
View ArticleInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty
The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris, where the...
View ArticleWorld Cities Day
The United Nations has designated every 31st of October as World Cities Day. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward...
View ArticleInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an...
View ArticleHuman Rights Day
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the...
View ArticleInternational Human Solidarity Day
The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the Twenty-first...
View ArticlePromoting Integrated Policies for Poverty Eradication: Youth Development in...
By 2030, the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the number of youth (aged 15-24 years) globally is projected to reach nearly 1.3 billion. While this trend stabilized or reversed...
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