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Making It Work Side Event at the 3rd COSP
The Making it Work (MIW) International Coordination Team would like to invite you all to a side event on the Making it Work (MIW) Initiative and current projects at the 3rd United Nations Conference of States Parties (COSP)...
Third session of the Conference of States Parties (UNHQ New York)
Third session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) will take place on September 1-3, 2010 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. More information available on the UN COSP website.
Peru, the third State to submit a State report
Peru has become the third State in submitting the State report which is available (in Spanish, only) on the following section of the CRPD Committee website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/futuresessions.aspx
CRPD: Ethiopia Ratifies and Grenda Signs
On July 7, 2010 Ethiopia became the 89th State to ratify the CRPD and on July 12, 2010 Grenada signed the CRPD becoming the 146th State in doing so. For more information visit http://www.un.org/disabilities/
CRPD 2010 Elections
CRPD Committee has recently published a section in its website on the election for the CRPD Committee, which will occur during the Third session of the Conferences of the States Parties (New York, September 1-3, 2010). For...
CRPD Guidance Document by IDA now available.
IDA Guidance Document - Effective use of international monitoring mechanisms. The objective of this document is to provide practical and hands-on strategies and advice to DPOs and DPO coalitions on the international...
MIW Guideline now in Russian
The MIW Guideline has recently been translated into Russian. Translations also exist in Spanish, French and Serbian.
Spain: the first Country to submit its initial report to the CRPD Committee
On May 3rd, 2010, Spain submitted its initial report, on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to the CRPD Committee, which means that Spain has been the first Country to submit a report...
UN General Assembly elects 14 countries to serve on UN Human Rights Council
New York, May 13 2010 2:05PM Fourteen countries were elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for three-year terms starting next month after one round of balloting today among Member States at UN...
CRPD: 2nd Anniversary
On May 3, 2010 we celebrated the second anniversary of a landmark in international law, the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The CRPD entered into force on May 3, 2008. The...
CRPD hits 85 ratifications!
With recent ratifications by the Maldives, United Arab Emerites and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the CRPD now has 85 ratifications! Bosnia and Herzegovna ratified the Optional Protocol bringing its number to 52.
Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the Rights of persons with disabilities
On March 25th the Human rights Council adopted a resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities. The topic of the resolution, which has been co-sponsored by Mexico and New Zealand, is the national...
CRPD reaches 84 ratifications!
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) received its 84th ratificiation in March 2010. Below are the last 3 countries to become party to the CRPD: United Arab Emirates: March 19, 2010Bosnia and...
France becomes 80th CRPD Ratification
France has become the 80th country to ratify the CRPD, which means that the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will increase from 12 to 18 members in 2011. The renovation of 6 of the CRPD Committee members...
MAKING IT WORK INITIATIVE LAUNCHED AT UNITED NATIONS
New York -- Handicap International and its partner organizations launched the Making it Work (MIW) initiative on September 3, 2009 at the United Nations. The event was held at the second session of the Conference of...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Thursday, 3 December 2009
“Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world”
UN CRPD, 2nd Conference of States Parties (CoSP) and Launch of the MIW Initiative!
September 2-4, 2009 The second session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will take place in New York at...
