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UN Human Rights Report to the Secretary-General on implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy

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25 May 2022

The UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) , adopted by the Secretary General in 2019, provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars...

Negotiations for international instrument on pandemic preparedness must be guided by human rights: UN experts

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Statements

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Published Date

20 May 2022

GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is...

CRPD/C/VEN/CO/1: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Concluding observations on the initial report of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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Concluding observations

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Published Date

20 May 2022

The Committee considered the initial report of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela1 at its 562nd, 564th and 566th meetings2 , held in a hybrid mode on 11, 14 and 15 March 2022. It adopted the present...

Humanity should get the best from AI, not the worst - UN disability rights expert

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Stories

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Published Date

09 May 2022

A blind man uses a mobile app to help him take the bus, Qingdao city, east China's Shandong province, 5 November 2019.

The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, says that, although artificial intelligence can be of great benefit to people with disabilities, it also has well-known discriminatory impacts.

Ukraine: Millions of displaced traumatised and urgently need help, say experts

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Press releases

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05 May 2022

GENEVA (5 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* and the Global Protection Cluster Coordinator are alarmed by the scale of displacement in Ukraine and call for urgent action to protect internally...