Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 31 March 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Croatia on its...

27 March 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities considered the initial report of Germany on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

26 March 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today completed its meeting on cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of disabled...

25 March 2015 Re-elects by acclamation María Soledad Cisternas Reyes as its Chairperson The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon opened its thirteenth session with an...

GENEVA (20 March 2015) – “Disaster and the effects of climate change mainly affect individuals and communities: any strategy must include everyone,” a group of United Nations human rights experts*...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 20 March 2015 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider the Reports of Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mongolia...

GENEVA (20 March 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* called on Vanuatu and the international community to adopt a human rights framework as the basis for recovery in the aftermath...

GENEVA (19 March 2015) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is meeting in Geneva from 25 March to 17 April to review: Germany (26-27 Mar); Croatia (30-31 Mar); Czech...

18 March 2015 | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Room XXVII | Palais des Nations Introduction Excellencies, fellow panellists, ladies and gentlemen: good afternoon. I am very happy to be here today and bring the...

GENEVA (17 Mars 2015) – Two United Nations human rights experts today called on all participants at a key UN meeting on disaster risk reduction in Sendai, Japan, to firmly include in their new global...