Message from Hiroshi Kawamura in Tokyo, President of the DAISY Consortium “Thank you very much for your encouraging support for our combat against disasters in Japan. Our very difficult struggle against 4 monstrous nuclear reactors is still going on with potential “meltdown” risk which might trigger a global crisis. Good news is the reconstruction of [...]
KSRPD and RI Asia Pacific Secretariat, in agreement with the recent statement released by Rehabilitation International and RI Foundation on March 16, 2011 express its deepest condolence and support for the victims and survivors of the recent natural disasters in nearby Japan. We take this opportunity to highly commend our Japanese colleagues for being proactive [...]
Dear Members, Women with disabilities continue to be the most vulnerable and marginalized group, please find attached RI’s press release on the “Commission on the Statutes of Women and International Women’s Day: Concern Regarding the Lack of Inclusion of Women and Girls with Disabilities”. Attachment
New York, March 15, 2011: Rehabilitation International (RI), a global disability network, expresses our deepest sympathy and concern for our Japanese members, colleges and friends in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. As recovery and aid efforts continue among growing nuclear concerns RI would like to take a moment to implore that the [...]
Dear RI Executives, RIF Members and Friends, Greetings from the Secretariat in New York. As requested, pleased find attached, RI’s Statement of Support for our colleagues in Japan and the Japanese people in general. This statement will be circulated to all our members and partners worldwide. A press release on the same subject will also be [...]
Dear All: Thank you very much for your continuing support for the disaster response and recovery effort in Japan. I would like to update the most current situation as of 18:00 pm 15 March 2011. The largest earthquake which caused the worst Tsunami was Magnitude 9.0, the highest Tsunami as high as 20 meters which [...]
Dear members of the DAISY Consortium and all those who are concerned: Thank you very much for your kind notes and concerns on the mega-earthquake in Japan and aftershocks followed by giant Tsunami and nuclear reactor accidents caused by them. The Japanese DAISY members are not located in the severely hit zones so far but [...]
The findings of the Study on Challenges and Good Practices in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was carried out by the EFC European Consortium of Foundations on Human Rights and Disability for the European Commission is now available. The report provides an analysis of the [...]
In New Zealand, is urgently needed support, further information you can find following: “Kia ora koutou, We are looking for people to relieve the carers of whanau haua (persons with disabilities/disabled persons) in CHCH. We’re working with Taikura Trust to find funds, accommodation and wages so we can send relief carers. If you know of [...]
BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights Fund (DRF)—a grantmaking collaborative between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights of persons with disabilities—today announced its first 2011 grants round, “Securing Rights.” Grantmaking in this round will be targeted to disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) in four countries where DRF is currently working, Indonesia, [...]
