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RI Asia&Pacific Region Greeting Card/Poster Contest

10 May 2023

In conjunction with the RI Centenary Celebrations, Asia and the Pacific Region organized a Contest for its Members to design a greeting card or poster to honor the occasion. A total of 22 designs was submitted from the Region and judged by a panel of five RI senior...

Zhang Haidi meets UNGA President Espinosa Garcés

4 July 2019 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International met H.E. María Fernanda EspinosaGarcés, president of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in Beijing on June 20. Zhang welcomed the visit of Espinosa’s team stating that the United Nations (UN) has devoted...

Rehabilitation International Asia & Pacific Regional Conference 2019

3 July 2019 | Recent Reports

Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference held in Macau SAR, China, from 26 to 28 June 2019, and hosted by the Fu Hong Society of Macau SAR, China. The theme of Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Conference 2019 was "...

12th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD

3 July 2019 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, RI In The News

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “The States...

China Daily: Zhang Haidi visits winter Paralympic athletes

1 March 2018 | All news

Zhang Haidi, chairwoman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), visited the Paralympic teams and Hebei provincial team in Zhangjiangkou on Dec 26. Zhang Haidi visited Zhangjiakou Chongli Fulong Ski Resort and learned about its accessibility facilities. She...

Press Release: RI Global to UN Statistics Head: We Will Assist with Disabled Data

28 February 2018 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI Global to UN Statistics Head: We Will Assist with Disabled Data 28 February 2018, New York, NY – Margaret Mbogoni, Senior Statistician at the Demographic and Social Statistics Branch...

RI Global Newsletter, January 2018: New Year, New Goals

23 January 2018 | All news, Newsletters

RI Global Newsletter, January 2018 New Year, New Goals View this email in your browser RI Global President Zhang Haidi visits Alpha Special Education School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the annual meeting. RI Global January 2018 Newsletter New Year, New Goals for...

RI Global Newsletter, December 2017: IDPD 2017, Building Inclusive Societies

23 December 2017 | All news, Newsletters

RI Global Newsletter, December 2017 Removing barriers to progress - IDPD 2017 View this email in your browser Daniela Bas shakes hands with members of the American Indian Community from South Dakota at the start of the special event on "Building Future Societies for...

RI Global What’s On November: A Pledge of Change for Africa

23 December 2017 | All news, Newsletters

RI Global Newsletter, November 2017 A Pledge of Change for Africa -- The Annual Conference View this email in your browser Zhang Haidi, President of RI Global and chairwoman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) with pupils of a local primary school in Addis...

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