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May 2008
International Children's Day
Millions of children worldwide are abandoned by their families and neglected by society – simply because they are disabled.
... In April 2008, the Sudanese Cabinet passed the Disability Bill 2008. Presented by the minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Affairs, the Bill replaces the Disability Act 1984, allowing local and regional development and to comply with
... On March 30th, the first anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a new Disability Rights Fund (DRF) was launched. In Boston, MA the Open Society Institute
... Terry Waite CBE was just one of the speakers at an event on March 17th launching the new Forum -providing the potential for sharing information and best practice. With an emphasis on mainstreaming disability issues in
... It began an ordinary working day, buying and selling beans and sesame, for Grace in Uganda. The vehicle she was travelling in stopped on a landmine which exploded beneath them - Grace’s left leg was blown off and her right leg
... "Even though I am the Prime Minister, they still insult me by calling me blind." On February 1st 2008, The Council of Ministers of Cambodia approved, for the first time in history, a draft La
... International Women's Day. On March 8th women around the world celebrated International Women's Day. While things have changed remarkably for many women in the last
... Chris Gillies accepted this award, presented by RADAR, on behalf of disabled people in Africa and Asia at a ceremony in London on December 3rd 2007 - International Day of Disabled Persons. The award was for Chris' continued lea
... Isaac Kute announced that he is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer on December 31st 2007. Isaac Kute commented: One of ADD’s twin aims is “to work with disability rights organisations to influence policy makers and development organisations to include the rights and needs of disabled people in their work and to encourage them to allocate
... Disability is a development issue On June 8th 2006 a pioneering new group was launched in Bangladesh - the National Disabled Women’s Council (NDWC). The venue for the launch was the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, the largest in Dhaka and attendees descr
... The Ghana Parliament passed the Persons with Disability Bill on June 23rd 2006. The Bill is aimed at enabling disabled people to “enjoy rights enshrined in the Constitution (Article 29 (8)) with the view to improving their living standards a
... The 1st Human Rights treaty of the 21st century was opened for signing in New York in March 2007 and as of August 13th 2008, 130 countries have signed the Convention, 71 countries have signed the Optional Protocol, 34
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New Disability Bill passed
April 2008
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Draft Disability Law sent for approval
February 2008
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December 2007
It has been an enormous pleasure and privilege to work with ADD. For a while now, I have been r
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September 2007
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September 2007
To coincide with 2007 International Day of Disabled Persons, on December 3rd, the BOND Disability and Development Group held an awareness raising event at Central Hall in Westminst
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