Dear Members of Rehabilitation International, dear friends and partners of Rehabilitation International, and all interested readers, This is the first Edition of the Rehabilitation International Newsletter during my term of office as president of RI global....
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The RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 is now open for applications
12 August 2019 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, RI Award for Outstanding Achievements, RI In The News
The RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 RI is delighted to announce the application for the RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 is now open. The celebration is an international award to recognize individuals and organizations who or which have made...
Announcing the RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019
12 August 2019 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Press Releases, Recent Reports, RI Award for Outstanding Achievements, RI In The News
Founded in 1922, Rehabilitation International (RI) is an international NGO that is dedicated to advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities, with member organizations covering more than 100 countries and regions. It enjoys special consultative...
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...
RI Global Newsletter, February 2019
11 March 2019 | All news, Newsletters
UN Women held the Multi-Stakeholder Forum in the preparations for the CSW63 The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) will be held from 11 to 22 March 2019 in New York, under its priority theme “Social protection systems, access to...
RI Global Newsletter, January 2019
7 February 2019 | All news, Newsletters
The 57th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CScocD57) takes place in February The fifty-seventh session of the Commission for Social Development (CScoD 57) will take place from 11 to 21 February at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The...
RI Global Newsletter, December 2018
10 January 2019 | All news, Newsletters
RI’s Governing Assembly gives Haidi Zhang a new mandate to serve as president until 2024 Rehabilitation International’s Governing Assembly has given Haidi Zhang a new mandate which will enable her to serve as RI President until 2024. This was decided at the RI...
RI Global Newsletter, November 2018: Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality
5 December 2018 | All news, Newsletters
RI Global General Assembly and Executive Committee Meetings Rehabilitation International held several successful meetings and its 2018 annual Governing Assembly in Berlin 1-6 November 2018 hosted by its member, DGUV with the full support of DVfR. At the opening...
RI Global Newsletter, October 2018: RI General Assembly in Berlin
1 November 2018 | All news, Newsletters
RI Global General Assembly to be held in Berlin Rehabilitation International (RI), a global network of experts, persons with disabilities, service providers and other stakeholders, is in the final stage of preparations for its Executive Committee and other meetings...
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