The Plenary of the General Assembly will adopt the draft Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities on Wednesday, 13 December 2006.

• For news updates, check our news page on children and disability.
• Forthcoming Convention protecting disabled persons hailed by UN official (6 November)

Previous Disability News items

• 05/12/2006: Most websites flunk basic standards for disability accessibility, says UN survey
• 01/12/2006: Commissioner for Human Rights issues statement on the International Day of Disabled Persons
• 22/11/2006: Call on EU Member States to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• 06/11/2006: Forthcoming Convention protecting disabled persons hailed by UN official
• 16/10/2006: ZIMBABWE: Disabled children embattled by education policy

Organisation Contact Details:

UN Enable, Division for Social Policy and Development, Focal Point on Disability
United Nations Global Programme on Disability
Two United Nations Plaza, DC2-1372, New York, NY 10017
United States of America
Fax: +1-212-963-0111; Email: enable@un.org

Last updated 06/12/2006 13:42:30

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