With offices less than three city blocks from the entrance of the United Nations, Rehabilitation International has become an important presence there, especially with  the fight for complete ratification of the CRPD in the past 10 years.  

Within the structure of RI Global there exist seven Commissions of specialists and experts on issues in disability, which assist in developing and expanding programming and activities in accordance with RI Global’s strategic goals. These Commissions meet throughout the year to examine the most pressing topics for people with disabilities around the world and devise an agenda of action. The years 2015-2016 proved both engaging and demanding engrossing for the Commissions, as the Post-2015 agenda put new goals on the table and previous objectives, such as Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) and Return to Work (RtW).