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Disability leaders have called for governments, donors and service systems to move beyond consultation and commit to genuine co-design with people with disability, saying lived experience must shape decisions from the outset. The…
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On June 10, as part of the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a side event titled "Co-Creating Inclusive Care Economies: Innovations and Global Best…
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On 10 June, youth with disabilities from around the world gathered at UNICEF House in New York for the side event: “CRPD at 20: From Youth Representation to Meaningful Participation in Political and Public Life.”Organized by the International…
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June 2026 not only marked twenty years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), but also the launch of the next chapter in the UN's efforts to walk the talk on disability inclusion. On 11 June 2026, the…
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Convened by UNICEF, Lao PDR, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Digital Convergence Initiative (DCI) and UK FCDO at the UN Headquarters in New York.As…
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On 11 June, the COSP19 side event, “10 Years of Maltese Sign Language Recognition, 20 Years of the CRPD: Celebrating Deaf Identity, Language, and Human Rights,” held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, brought together Deaf leaders,…
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On Monday, 8 June 2026, during the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP19) held at the UNHQ in New York, Rehabilitation International Korea (RI Korea) hosted a side event entitled “Disability and Digital Transformation…
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On June 9, 2026 at UNHQ in New York City, the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Permanent Mission of Malta, and the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability in Malta, in collaboration with the Autism Research…
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For 20 years, governments, civil society, and activists have been wrestling together to achieve the CRPD. Advocacy has been a central part of that process, ensuring that governments are living up to the expectations they have set by ratifying the…
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“Active citizenship is not a privilege; it is a right”Young people with disabilities have the right to participate in civil society, public and political life, yet they often face barriers. On 9 June, the side event “Representation that Matters”,…
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In a remote village in northeast Syria, a young girl named Merve was born with a profound challenge: significant hearing loss in one ear and no hearing in the other. Without any knowledge of formal sign language, her family communicated with her…
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25 July 2025: Yuriko Oda, founder and CEO of WheeLog!, is dedicated to breaking down barriers for persons with disabilities. Diagnosed with GNE Myopathy at 22 and becoming a wheelchair user at 26, she discovered the deep impact that access to…