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RI Global Press Release: RI Global Addresses Accessible Urban Development in Nairobi, Kenya

29 October 2015

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Today, RI Secretary General Venus Ilagan spoke at the UNDESA-DSPD Forum on Disability Inclusion and Accessible Urban Development, held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum...

RI Global Press Release: Disaster Recovery in Nepal — Mainstreaming Disability

3 May 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 25 April 2015 at 11:41 local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, with an epicenter 8.1 km northwest of the country’s capital, Kathmandu. During and in the aftermath of this horrific...

Rehabilitation International – 93 Years Old and Counting

30 April 2015 | All news

By RI Secretary General Venus Ilagan RI is 93 years old in 2015 and is proud of all the achievements it has achieved over nine decades, contributing significantly to creating a better world for persons with disabilities across the world. We are a network of people who...

RI Global Position Paper: Disability in “Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016 Report”

27 April 2015 | All news, Position paper, Recent Reports

This week, UN Women released a report entitled Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights. Read the full report here. This report includes several mentions of persons with disabilities. The following summary highlights these...

RI Global Position Paper: New Inclusive Framework On Disaster Risk Reduction Adopted

19 March 2015 | All news, Position paper

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 A new framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was officially adopted on 18 March 2015 at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan. Rehabilitation...

RI Global Position Paper: RI Global On Women With Disabilities

13 March 2015 | All news, Position paper

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 12 March, Rehabilitation International (RI) held a side event as part of the 59th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), in order to highlight the need for the mainstream women’s...

RI Global Media Alert: RI Global to Hold CSW59 Side Event

18 February 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 12 March, during the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), Rehabilitation International (RI) will hold a parallel event entitled “Women with Disabilities: 20...

RI Global Position Paper: European return-to-work and rehabilitation practices supporting persons with reduced working capacity

10 December 2014 | All news, Position paper

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Date: 9 March, 2015 Location: Helsinki, Finland: Messukeskus Helsinki, Conference Centre Organizers: RIFI (Rehabilitation International Finnish Committee), RI Policy and Services Commission,...

RI Global Press Release: Celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2014

3 December 2014 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Today, 3 December, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme of this year's commemoration is "Disability-inclusive Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology",...

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