RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 One of the highlights of the 2015 Annual General Assembly of RI, held in Hong Kong on September 21, 2015, was the presentation of a Presidential Award to recognize the decades of valuable...
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RI Global From the Field: Global Cooperation on Assistive Health Technology (GATE) Meeting
4 July 2014 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 3-4 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the future of the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) initiative. The meeting...
RI Global From the Field: Seventh Session of the Conference of State Parties, 10-12 June 2014
10 June 2014 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 As part of the Seventh Session of the Conference of State Parties, hundreds of activists and government delegates gathered at United Nations Headquarters to identify practical ways to take the...
RI Global Media Alert: Civil Society CRPD Forum — 9 June
4 June 2014 | New York, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Civil Society CRPD Forum Conference Room 4, United Nations New York, 9 June 2014 9:00am – 6:00pm Co-organised by the International Disability Alliance, Disability Rights Fund, Human Rights...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Creates Return to Work Guidelines with the International Social Security Association (ISSA)
2 June 2014 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On Friday, 30 May, RI's Friedrich Mehrhoff presented Return to Work Guidelines, created by the International Social Security Association (ISSA), the National Institute of Disability Management...
RI Global Press Release: World Health Assembly Adopts Global Disability Action Plan
23 May 2014 | All news
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Disability Action Plan 2014-2021 was adopted today at the 67th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. After a call for a comprehensive action...
RI Global in the News: President discusses DiDRR on Japanese television
28 April 2014 | All news, RI In The News
On April 26, RI President Jan Monsbakken met with Japan's Minister of State for Disaster Management Keiji Furuya to discuss disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction. This meeting was covered by NHK News,and Mr. Monsbakken was interviewed. English interview begins...
RI Global in the News: Sendai Statement to Promote Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilient, Inclusive and Equitable Societies in Asia and the Pacific
24 April 2014 | All news
Asia-Pacific Meeting on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Changing Mindsets through Knowledge 22-23 April 2014 Organized by Rehabilitation International, United Nations ESCAP, and Nippon Foundation Sendai, Japan Sendai Statement to Promote...
RI Global News Alert: Asia-Pacific Meeting on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Changing Mindsets through Knowledge
21 April 2014 | All news
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The Asia-Pacific Meeting on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction, organized by UN ESCAP, Rehabilitation International and Nippon Foundation, begins 22 April in Sendai, Japan. The...
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