UNDESA/DSPD Forum on Disability and Development: Disability Inclusion and Accessible Urban Development

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
he DESA/DSPD Forum on Disability and Development, officially launched in 2013, is an initiative of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
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International day of persons with disabilities: the message of Ban Ki Moon

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Dec
"Building a sustainable, inclusive world for all requires the full engagement of people of all abilities. The 2030 Agenda includes many issues of concern to persons with disabilities and we must work together to transform these commitments into action" says the Secretary General of the United Nations
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International day of persons with disabilities: it is all about empowerment and inclusion

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Dec
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"Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities", the theme of this year International Day of Persons with disabilities, advocates for persons with disabilities to have the chance to enjoy a better life
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Musing on the World AIDS Day

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Submitted by Pragya Mishra 02Dec
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People say you choose your own path. However, sometimes the path chooses you and you return to tred it no matter how many more paths you walk on. That path becomes your journey and your destination. It beomes your calling. I entered the field of HIV as a 24 yr old not knowing that it will become my life.

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EU and TURKEY FIND A NEW AGREEMENT ON REFUGEES: WILL IT LAST AND WHAT WILL ITS IMPLICATIONS BE?

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Nov
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Will the new impetus on EU-Turkey relationships. caused by the refugees crisis, lead to Turkey membership to the EU? It won' t be easy at all but for sure the negotiations will help Turkey become a better state.
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Hear the expert Ajaya Dixit on Climate Change in Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Nov
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We report an interesting interview with Ajaya Dixit, Institution for Social and Environmental Transition-Nepal
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ROLE OF BUSINESS IN REDUCING DISASTER RISKS: REPORT FROM ESCAP

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Nov
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Within the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reducation, private sector can play a key role, according to a recent publication published by the UN regional office for Asia Pacific, UNESCAP

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DECISION MAKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOW: 21st CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES is now

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Nov
Find here some basic information on the ongoing Paris conference on climate change

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OF RABID RANTS AND FANATICAL DEFENCES: HOW WE DISREGARD A CITIZEN’S FEAR

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Submitted by Pragya Mishra 25Nov
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The Indian actor Aamir Khan and his wife feel unsafe in India. Instead of understanding why, we go ahead and ridicule them both.
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Mirabel Sisters, "The Butterflies" the heros behind the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Nov
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it all started in the Republica Domenicana, as an act of resistance against dictator Trujillo where 3 sisters paid a very high price for their courage. While we celebrate every day many single heros, we the westerners have no clues about so many hidden and valuable stories of courage, tenacity and change. What do the western education system and media teach us? But Mario Vargas Llosa saved u

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