World Contraception Day, 26 September 2022 International Safe Abortion Day, 28 September 2022 GENEVA (23 September 2022) – States must ensure the highest attainable standard of physical and mental...

Geneva/Amman (15 September 2022) - The UN expert on the rights of persons with disabilities today welcomed Jordan’s commitment and political will to include people with disabilities in all aspects of...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong...

GENEVA (9 September 2022) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Friday issued its country reviews on Bangladesh, China*, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Lao...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Purpose and process These guidelines complement the Committee’s general comment No. 5 (2017) and its guidelines on the right to liberty and...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Introduction The aim of the present general comment is to clarify the obligations of States parties regarding the right to work and employment as...

GENEVA (5 September 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, will conduct an official visit to Jordan from 5 to 15 September 2022. “The visit...

In the present report the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, examines the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of military operations. The report focuses on the implementation and application of obligations under international humanitarian law towards persons with disabilities during the conduct of hostilities.

23 December 2003 Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to health, has concluded a mission to Mozambique that lasted from 15 to 19 December. The mission took...