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Zhang Haidi calls for intl cooperation to promote the rights of people with disabilities

17 March 2024

By Wang Yanfang Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and former chairperson of China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), was invited to participate in the annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming at the 55th...

Zhang Haidi meets with disabled children in Ethiopia

27 March 2018 | Recent Reports

China Daily: Zhang Haidi visits winter Paralympic athletes

1 March 2018 | All news

Zhang Haidi, chairwoman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), visited the Paralympic teams and Hebei provincial team in Zhangjiangkou on Dec 26. Zhang Haidi visited Zhangjiakou Chongli Fulong Ski Resort and learned about its accessibility facilities. She...

Press Release: RI Global to UN Statistics Head: We Will Assist with Disabled Data

28 February 2018 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI Global to UN Statistics Head: We Will Assist with Disabled Data 28 February 2018, New York, NY – Margaret Mbogoni, Senior Statistician at the Demographic and Social Statistics Branch...

Xinhua: Radio, sports can help people achieve their potential: UN chief

23 February 2018 | All news, RI In The News

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that radio is a powerful, low-cost communication tool that reaches the widest global audience while also connecting people to grassroots sports within communities. "It can unite and empower communities and give voice...

Press Release: RI President Speaks in High level UN Panel

7 February 2018 | All news, New York, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI President Speaks in High level UN Panel for First Address to Body 18 January 2018, New York, NY – Haidi Zhang, President of Rehabilitation International, spoke out strongly on the need to...

Press Release: Zhang Haidi delivers keynote speech at UN Commission for Social Development event

7 February 2018 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Championing the rights of people with disabilities in China and around the world was one of the many topics discussed at a panel event during the annual UN Commission for Social Development in...

Xinhua: China to improve care for impoverished severely disabled people

29 January 2018 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

China will offer care services for severely disabled people aged over 16 to help lift their families out of poverty, according to a new government plan. Jointly released by the China Disabled Person's Federation (CDPF), the State Council Leading Group Office of...

Global Times: The evolving concept of disability

29 January 2018 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

By László G. LOVÁSZY Last December the world celebrated the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). As a (Hungarian) member of the UNCRPD Committee, my job is to scrutinize the implementation of the...

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