UNESCO meetings in Paris
RI President Jan Arne Monsbakken was invited to participate in the WSIS + 10 Meeting in Paris. This was a review meeting as a follow up of the World Summit adopting the Plan of Action 10 years ago.
NOVA responsible for disability research…
On February 27-28 a kick off meeting was held in Brussels for DISCIT - A European research project on disability.
RI at the 57th session of the Commission…
Rehabilitation International in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion conducted a well-attended side event titled Violence Against Women with Disabilities – a Global Challenge, held at the UN Church Center during the first day of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of...
Ban Ki-Moon speech at RI World Congress
- Rehabilitation International has always been one of our most important partners in standing for their empowerment and inclusion of society. I am proud to work closely with all of you, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said at the opening of RI's 22nd World Congress in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
RI at the 1st World CBR Congress
RI actively participated in the 1st CBR World Congress held in India. RI President Jan Monsbakken and SG Venus Ilagan both played important roles in the Congress organized by the World Health Organization and other partners in Agra, India 26-28 November.
Utviklingsland: Nesten ingen funksjonshe…
3. desember ble FNs internasjonale dag for funksjonshemmede markert. En milliard mennesker lever med funksjonshemning i verden i dag, og hovedvekten bor i fattige land. Deres rettigheter blir sjelden innfridd.
Funksjonshemmet ungdom mest utsatt
FN-rapporten Education for All Global Monitoring Report ble lansert 16. oktober. Rapporten viser at millioner av ungdom verden over fortsatt mangler utdanning og jobb. Funksjonshemmet ungdom er mest utsatt. De møter mange barrierer og ekskluderes fra både utdanning og arbeid.
World Sight Day 2012
World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired held on the second Thursday in October.
World Mental Health Day 2012
World Mental Health Day on October 10, raises public awareness about mental health issues.
RI at the fifth session of the Conferenc…
Rehabilitation International participated actively in the 5th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP5) and other civil society meetings in New York, September 12-14.
Funksjonshemmet på livstid
–Tiden er den verste fienden min, sier Said Muhammed Fadel (59). Han var 29 år da landminen eksploderte, og gjorde han funksjonshemmet på livstid.
World Heart Day 2012
Cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.3 million lives a year. Today, on September 29, the World Heart Day is organized with awareness raising activities all around the globe.
Inspiration - Oscar Pistorious
The 2012 London Olypmic Games has been a banner year for athletes with disabilities. The 26-year old South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorious is one of them.
Nordisk innovasjonsnettverk for velferds…
"Kognitiv støtte med anvendelse av ny teknologi" er navnet på et temanettverk som er lansert online under 'Nordisk Innovationsnetværk for Velfærdsteknologi' på www.welfareinnovation.net.
Atlas Alliance Annual Report
Fighting tuberculosis and working for human rights and better living conditions for people with disabilities in the South. These are among the topics to be read in the Atlas Annual Report of 2011.
RI 22. World Congress
RI Globals 22. Verdenskongress arrangeres 30. oktober - 3. november 2012 i Incheon Songdo Convensia, Sør-Korea.
World Alzheimer's Month 2012
In September 2012 ADI will mark the first World Alzheimer's Month with awareness-raising activities across the world taking place over 30 days.
REHACARE International in Germany
REHACARE is a unique combination of trade fair, "theme parks", congress, seminars and workshops addressing four main topics - rehabilitation, prevention, integration and care.
6th International Forum on Disability Ma…
The 6th International Forum on Disability Management is a three day international conference organised by the Royal Society of Medicine. The conference will be held in London, UK, on September 10-12, 2012.
Beijing forum on June 5-8, 2012
China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) had invited 430 people to Beijing for a Forum on June 5-8, 2012. RI Global was represented by President-Elect Jan A. Monsbakken.
RI Norway`s 50th year celebration
RI Norway celebrated its 50th year anniversary with different activities held in Oslo, highlighted by an International Conference on "What is the status on rehabilitation in Norway" which was held on the 15th of May.
Call for nominations
The RI Nominations Committee has issued a call for nominations as it prepares for the election of RI officers to be held at the Annual General Assembly on 29 October 2012, in Incheon South Korea.
Rio+20 Outcome Document includes Disabil…
In a press release this week the UN Enable Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) stated that disability has been included in the Rio+20 Outcome Document "The future we want".
Norge gratulerer Chan med gjenvalg i WHO
Verdens helseforsamling har gjenvalgt dr. Margaret Chan til Generaldirektør for Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) i fem nye år.
20th European Social Services Conference
The 20th European Social Services Conference is organised by the European Social Network (ESN) in cooperation with the Danish Presidency of the European Union, and will be held in Copenhagen on June 25-27.
RI EC Meeting in Johannesburg
The Executive Committee of Rehabilitation International conducted its first meeting for 2012 at the offices of the National Council of Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa on April 16-17.
European Congress of Physical & Rehabili…
On May 28 - June 1 the 18th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Fokus på den nordiske velferdsmodellen
Hva mener de nordiske ministre om hvordan velferden skal sikres i fremtiden? I et temahefte som nå er utarbeidet belyses forskjellige aspekter av den nordiske velferdsmodellen; ikke minst for å oppmuntre til en bred og helt nødvendig debatt.
Norsk bistand ekskluderer funksjonshemme…
En ny rapport fremlagt av Norad viser at funksjonshemmede i stor grad er ekskludert fra norsk bistand. Dette til tross for at myndighetene selv har laget planer for inkludering av funksjonshemmede.
Nordisk seminar om arbeidsinkludering
Nordens velferdssenter arrangerer seminar om arbeidsmarkedet for personer med funksjonsnedsettelser.
1st CBR World Congress 2012
The CBR India network has the great pleasure of inviting you to the 1st CBR World Congress to be held in India from 26th-28th November 2012.
World TB Day
24 March 2012: World TB Day raises awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
Commission on the Status of Women 2012
The 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters from 27 February to 9 March 2012.
Launch of European year for active agein…
On the eve of the launch of the European Year on Active Ageing and solidarity between Generations on January 18, the EY2012 Coalition presented its joint Manifesto and Road Map.
Development mustn't ignore disabled peop…
Disability can trap individuals and their families in poverty, and aid donors and NGOs need to ensure their development work involves and benefits disabled people equally.
Children often denied dinity and rights
UNICEF says one-third of children not in school have a disability and are often denied dignity and rights.
Presentations from RI Nordic conference
The Nordic conference "Transition from Education to Work" was arranged in Stockholm on October 17, in cooperation with RI member organisations in the Nordic countries.
Norge overtar roret i Nordisk ministerrå…
Fortsatt utvikling av en bærekraftig velferdsstat står i sentrum når Norge overtar formannskapet i Nordisk ministerråd i 2012.
RI participated in United Nations confer…
RI Global participated September 6-9 in key United Nations conference on enabling development and realizing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Mental disorders untreated in the global…
Up to 85 percent of patients with serious mental disorders in the global south did not receive any treatment in the past year of their illness, according to the World Health Organization.
Children Protection from Violence, Explo…
An interactive panel discussion was held at UN Headquarter on 17 June, in order to highlight the importance of promoting and protecting the rights and development of children with disabilities.
Call for abstracts - IFDM 2012
The 6th International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM 2012) will be held in London, 10-12 September 2012.The organising committee invites abstracts on any of the key topics; "The Role of the State", "Transforming models of disability" and "Disability management in practise".
Disability and Economics
The nexus between Disability, Education and Employment July 1, 2011 United Nations (UN) Headquarters NY: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) held a panel discussion on the relationship between disability, education and employment. Based on findings from recent studies in North America and Asia, the panelists highlighted the...
HCHR Annual Report 2010
The High Commissioner for Human Rights has published the Annual Report for 2010 which is available at this link to the OHCHR-website.
Sports, Disability and Development
On June 27, 2011 RI attended the Lunch Event on Sports, Disability and Development - Key to Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Their Communities, at the United Nations.
EDF met with President of European Commi…
A delegation of the European Disability Forum led by its President, Yannis Vardakastanis, met with President of the European Commission Barroso in Brussels on 31 May 2011. The outcomes of the meeting were successful.
World Report on Disability
10 June 2011 -- In New York this week, the World Health Organization, together with the World Bank, launched the first ever World report on disability.
CRPD Ratifications Increased to 100
RI Global would like to recognize the Governments of Romania, Colombia and Togo for ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
RI Global published on May 25 the following press release regarding "Disaster preparedness and Recovery - Mainstreaming Disability": Rehabilitation International and Daisy Consortium (who develop, maintain and promote international DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Standards) held a combined meeting on the 21st May 2011 in Korea to discuss the issue...
The Last Hired and First Fired
The right to work is far from being a reality for millions of Europeans with disabilities willing to work. 75% of people with severe disabilities do not have the opportunity to fully participate in the European labour market.
RI Global: Monthly Newsletter February 2…
Read the New February of the RI Global Monthly Newsletter with information on upcoming events, meetings, member activities and other international news.
Concern Regarding the Lack of Inclusion …
Beginning Feb. 22, 2011 the United Nations held two significant events regarding the global condition of women; the 55th Commission on the Statues of Women, and the International Women’s Day on March 8th. RI attended these events and is deeply concerned with the inadequate inclusion of women and girls with...
Post Earthquake Situation in Japan: RI U…
New York, March 15, 2011: Rehabilitation International (RI), a global disability network, expresses our deepest sympathy and concern for our Japanese members, colleges and friends in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. As recovery and aid efforts continue among growing nuclear concerns RI would like to take a...
