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Rehabilitation International marks centennial with Beijing events

2 June 2023

By Wang Yanfang Intro: Rehabilitation International (RI) organized a series of events and forums in Beijing from May 19 to 23 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. A press conference on the Rehabilitation International Centennial Celebration is held in Beijing on...

RI Global From the Field: XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014

25 August 2014 | All news, From The Field

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI is currently in Frankfurt, Germany at the XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014, which runs from 24-27 August. The World Congress offers a platform for the exchange of...

RI Global Press Release: Nominees for RI President-elect Announced

7 August 2014 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The members of the Nominations Committee (NC) approved by the General Assembly in Incheon, South Korea are: Friedrich Mehrhoff, Barbara LeRoy, Hashem Taqi, Etsuko Ueno and Shirley White. The NC...

RI Global From the Field: 5th Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Aging

31 July 2014 | All news, From The Field

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 30 July 2014, Rehabilitation International attended the 5th Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at UN Headquarters in New York. Aging and disability often go hand in hand, and...

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...

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