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Conference of States Parties to United Nations Convention Will Consider Measures Aimed at Strengthening National Disability Rights

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Conference of States Parties to United Nations Convention Will Consider Measures Aimed at Strengthening National Disability Rights

Countries bound by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will meet in New York on 24 September to explore practical means of strengthening efforts to protect the rights of the 650 million persons with disabilities worldwide, as disability rights have gained new ground since the Convention’s 2006 entry into force.

United Nations Will Support National Efforts to Implement Disability Convention, Deputy Secretary-General Assures Conference of States Parties

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United Nations Will Support National Efforts to Implement Disability Convention, Deputy Secretary-General Assures Conference of States Parties

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the opening of the Second Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York today, 2 September:

National Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with Disabilities Focus, as States Parties to Convention Open Session

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National Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with Disabilities Focus, as States Parties to Convention Open Session

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro urged Member States this morning to without delay sign, ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -- a landmark document that provided a solid norm for advancing the human rights of the 650 million people worldwide with disabilities -- as well as its Optional Protocol.

Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Changes to Entries of Four Individuals on Consolidated List

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Changes to Entries of Four Individuals on Consolidated List

On 1 September 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the amendments specified with strike-through and underline in the four entries below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Equal Legal Rights, Access to Justice Crucial to Implementation of Disabilities Convention, Say Speakers as Conference of States Parties Continues

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Equal Legal Rights, Access to Justice Crucial to Implementation of Disabilities Convention, Say Speakers as Conference of States Parties Continues

While giving people with disabilities the same legal rights and access to justice as the non-disabled was a formidable challenge, it was crucial to implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, speakers said today as the Conference of States Parties to the treaty continued its second session.
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