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RI Announces Award Winners of the RI Centennial Award for Significant Contribution

28 April 2023

On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we have announced the RI Centennial Award of Significant Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with our Centennial Anniversary Celebrations that will take place in Beijing, China from May 20 to 23, 2023,...

Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements 2023

28 April 2023 | Africa Fund, All news, Applications, Commission on Leisure, Event, From The Field, Global Disability Development Fund, Location, Media Archive, Meetings & Events, Members, New York, New Zealand, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, Recreation and Physical Activity, RI Award for Outstanding Achievements, RI In The News, Spotlight, Statements, Working Commissions, World Congress

In 2019, RI aiming to draw more attention to disability affairs and inspire greater contributions to a more equal, inclusive, and accessible society worldwide, initiated the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements, recognizing individuals...

RI Announces Award Winners of the RI Centennial Award for Significant Contribution

28 April 2023 | Africa Fund, All news, Applications, Commission on Leisure, Event, Featured Hero Slider, Featured Projects, From The Field, Global Disability Development Fund, Media Archive, Meetings & Events, Members, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, Recreation and Physical Activity, RI In The News

On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we have announced the RI Centennial Award of Significant Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with our Centennial Anniversary Celebrations that will take place in Beijing, China from May 20 to 23, 2023,...

Guidance produced from our RI member CBR/CBID for the workers and volunteers during the C0VID-19 pandemic

29 May 2020 | All news, Position paper

CBR/CBID workers have a very important role to play in the COVID-19 pandemic. Their actions can help to protect and support persons with disabilities, families with members with disabilities and vulnerable members in the community such as the elderly or homeless. In...

President Zhang Haidi Attends Webinar on Protecting and Empowering Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic organized by UN ESCAP

18 May 2020 | All news, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases

On May 15th, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organized a webinar on protecting and empowering persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are about 690 million persons with disabilities in...

President of UNGA Echoes Mme. Haidi’s Calling for Protection of PwDs during COVID19 Pandemic

8 May 2020 | All news, Position paper

Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, RI President, Zhang Haidi, has been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of the disabled around the world. On behalf of RI, Mme. Haidi has conveyed our support to international organizations and called on the...

Zhang Haidi, RI President, Encourages RI Members and Partner Organizations to Fight COVID-19

6 April 2020 | All news, Position paper, Press Releases

Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, RI President, Zhang Haidi, has been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of the disabled around the world. She cares dearly about the safety and wellbeing of all members of RI and its partner organizations...

Empowering Women and Girls, including SRHR

2 January 2020 | From The Field, Newsletters, Position paper, Recent Reports

RI in cooperation with the UNFPA organized the Plenary Session: Guidelines for Providing Rights-Based and Gender Responsive Services to Address Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for women and young persons with disabilities took place...

Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements Announced

29 September 2019 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, RI In The News

On September 27, 2019, the Award Committee of Rehabilitation International(RI)Award for Outstanding Achievements convened in Beijing and announced the Award winners. The three laureates are from Ecuador, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka respectively. Zhang Haidi, President of...

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