According to the World Social Report 2024, launched today by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, urgent global action is needed to support national efforts to address the ...
Currently, there are approximately 1 billion persons with disabilities in the world, or 15 per cent of the global population. In both developed and developing countries, evidence suggests that ...
Persons with disabilities often are excluded from the mainstream of the society and denied their human rights. Discrimination against persons with disabilities takes various forms, ranging from ...
This section explores the framework for the protection of rights of persons with disabilities at the national level. This exploration covers the adoption of international law into municipal law ...
Proposals to refer any portion of the report of the Secretary-General to one of the Main Committees without debate shall be decided upon by the General Assembly without previous reference to the ...
John Holmes is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and had been the Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security ...