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https://youtu.be/Mdb3xaUpfyM Press Release - Organizing Committee The Global IT Challenge for youth with disabilities (GITC), which seeks to strengthen the IT capabilities of youth with disabilities and bridge the digital divide, is recruiting countries to participate...
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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...
The United Nations commemorated the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the UN Headquarters on 3 December, under the theme "Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality". Ms. Venus Ilagan, Secretary-General...
"Together, leaving no one behind, in disability-inclusive and rights-based progress". The Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference 2019 will be held in Macau from 26 to 28 June 2019. The Conference aims to share good practices and...
Rehabilitation International announces the opening of its 2018 Round 2 Request for Proposals for both the Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and Africa Fund (AF). Applications will be accepted from the 1 September to the 15 October 2018. Send applications and...
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, attended the first Global Disability Summit and made a keynote speech on July 24, 2018, in London, UK. She noted that since she took over as president, with the support from the Chinese government,...
Benefits & Conditions of Sports regarding Health and Participation of People with Disabilities 16th of August 2018 09:00 am With following opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony and opening game of the Wheelchair Basketball World...
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: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI President Speaks in High level UN Panel for First Address to Body 18 January 2018, New York, NY – Haidi Zhang, President of Rehabilitation International, spoke out strongly on the need to...
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