Final Report: 22nd RI World Congress in Incheon
The Final Report about the 22nd RI World Congress in Incheon is now available at these links: RI_Final Report(English).pdf RI_Final Report(Korean).pdf Read More →
RI President Jan Monsbakken’s statement to the WHO board
At its 132nd session, WHO‘s Executive Board adopted a draft resolution on disability that will be debated at the World Health Assembly in May this year. The resolution endorses the recommendations of the World report on disability and calls for WHO and Member States to ensure equal access to health services for persons with disabilities. It can be recalled that Rehabilitation International is one of the five non-governmental organizations which strongly backed the draft resolution. RI’s President Jan Monsbakken (see picture right) made a statement to the WHO Board at its meeting in January,... [Read more]
RI side event at the UN during 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 4, 2013
New York – Rehabilitation International in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion conducted a well-attended side event titled: Violence Against Women with Disabilities – a Global Challenge” held at the UN Church Center during the first day of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57), March 4, 2013. RI was encouraged to organize the side event following the report to the General Assembly of Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences. The report stated that violence against... [Read more]
Invitation March 4, 2013 RI Side Event at the UN Church Center NY
Rehabilitation International, in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion invites you to a side event at the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The theme is “Violence against women with disabilities – a global challenge”. For further information please open the following link: http://www.riglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Violence-Aganst-Women-with-Disabilities-Side-Event-for-Commission-on-Status-of-Women.pdf Read More →
RI Brochure updated February 15, 2013
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RI update on the UN Commission on Social Development
Special Rapporteur on Disability reports to the 51st Session of UN Commission on Social Development New York, 11 February – Shuaib Chalklen, UN Special Rapporteur for Disability, made his 4th report to the Commission on Social Development this morning. He stated that his mandates include acting as an interface among Governments, the UN system and disabled persons’ organizations in pursuing global and regional efforts to advance the disability agenda, with a special focus onAfrica. The efforts include (a) awareness raising on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,... [Read more]
RI President’s Inaugural Message
Rehabilitation International is a unique organization consisting of all major stakeholders within the field of Disability Rights and Rehabilitation, established 90 years ago (1922). RI has a very rich history and has achieved many successes over time making itself known for being a very innovative organization within many fields of Societies worldwide. RI is a membership based organization which pursues its global work based on decisions made by its members. RI will not be able to continue being a strong organization unless the members find the organization responsive to their needs and... [Read more]
RI at the Fifth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 12-14 September 2012, UN Headquarters, New York
Rehabilitation International has participated very actively in the 5th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP5) and other civil society meetings. RI co-organized with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, a side event on “Including Women and Children with Disabilities in Programming”. The Panel included RI President-Elect, Jan Arne Monsbakken , UNICEF’s Advisor on Children with Disabilities Roseangela Berman-Bieler and the Head of International Programs of Perkins International, Mr. Aubrey Webson chaired by HPOD... [Read more]
Congratulations Prof. Joseph Kwok
We are very pleased to share with you the happy news that Prof. Joseph Kwok, RI EC Member, National Secretary for RI Hong Kong and Chair of RI Social Commission was selected by the Jury of the Asia-Pacific Disability Rights Champions Award as a “Promoter” to support the new Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022. In making its selection the Jury recognized the substantive expertise and experience, the extraordinary record of achievements in mobilizing support for the empowerment of persons with disabilities as well as the demonstrated potential for further... [Read more]
Beijing Declaration on Disability-inclusive Development
Beijing Declaration on Disability-inclusive Development Adopted by the Beijing Forum: “Removing Barriers, Promoting Integration” 6-8 June 2012 We, leaders of international disability organizations and organizations of personswith disabilities, researchers of leading academic institutions, as well asrepresentatives of the United Nations system, met in Beijing from 6 to 8 June 2012 atthe Beijing Forum: “Removing Barriers, Promoting Integration”, hosted by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF). The Forum deliberated on the implementation of the Convention on... [Read more]
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