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United to end violence against women and girls with disabilities
This International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women*, our gender experts Mathilde Umuraza and Jennifer Pitter-López spotlight an ...
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- Humanitarian Action
Promoting peace through football
Football is much more than a spectator sport. As Simon Madol shows us, the “beautiful game” has the power to ...
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No climate solution without disability inclusion
With the United Nations climate talks – COP27 – underway in Egypt, our Disability Inclusion Advisor, Ambrose Murangira, tells us ...
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Eye health: time to expand our vision
World Sight Day is a time in the year when the whole world is encouraged to focus on eye health ...
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Transforming education begins with inclusion
As children head back to school this September and the UN launches a major summit to accelerate progress on education ...
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World Literacy Day: Learning to read with your fingers
Today is World Literacy Day, an opportunity to celebrate the power of education - which opens up the world to ...
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Digital Technologies – The Game Changer in Inclusive Education
For the 240 million children with disabilities worldwide, and especially those in African countries, the use of assistive technology in ...
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Beyond a one-size-fits-all approach: celebrating difference with inclusive education
Nyamush has come a long way in the last two and a half years. She loves going to school and ...
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Welcome Marion Lieser, Light for the World’s new Chief Executive Officer
Marion Lieser will head Light for the World from August 2022, as founder Rupert Roniger steps down after 27 years.
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COSP 2022: Why it matters
By Jane WaitheraIn 2006, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the General Assembly ...