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| Disabilities
Disability is an evolving concept with a tendency to present itself when the environment does not support the needs of an individual.
It has been ten years since the adoption of the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In…
| Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
| Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
| Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
| Disabilities, Women
In conflicts and disasters, women and girls with disabilities face enormous challenges for survival. The adversities faced in crisis due to gender are exacerbated by limits to mobility and communication. At a side event, in conjunction with the UN…
| Disabilities, Women
In conflicts and disasters, women and girls with disabilities face enormous challenges for survival. The adversities faced in crisis due to gender are exacerbated by limits to mobility and communication. At a side event, in conjunction with the UN…
| Disabilities
The 2016 Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, help to drive social inclusion for persons with disabilities and enables marginalized people to demonstrate, front and centre, their abilities that surpass most people without a disability.…
| Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
A record 130 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. Grouped together, these people in need would comprise the tenth most populous nation on Earth.
To draw attention to humanitarian needs worldwide and…
| Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
A record 130 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. Grouped together, these people in need would comprise the tenth most populous nation on Earth.
To draw attention to humanitarian needs worldwide and…
| Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
A record 130 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. Grouped together, these people in need would comprise the tenth most populous nation on Earth.
To draw attention to humanitarian needs worldwide and…
| Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
A record 130 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. Grouped together, these people in need would comprise the tenth most populous nation on Earth.
To draw attention to humanitarian needs worldwide and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Poverty Eradication
The Somali Help-Age Association (SHAA) has undertaken innovative policies and practices, with strategy related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focuses on SDGs 1, 2 and 8. The programme aims to achieve SDGs 1 and 2 by reducing hunger…