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Dear CCC/UN, NDP, and Other esteemed and valued colleagues and friends:
Thank you so much Mr. Bellando for this appreciated news and all your years of support of the substance and process here in focus..
And an enthusiastic comment or two... or three ...
"What's in a Name?"
A great deal.
Such a difference between images of being stopped or dead ended by a situation, to one which refers to just one aspect of a hopefully still viable persons.
This (prior statement) does even begin not describe the great efforts of persons with disabilities over the years and with the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities now nearing the number (20) of ratifications required to go into effect.
I paraphrase here, and celebrate, along with the several here who have been active in the CRPD process.
Bravo and Bravo, and thank you United Nations.
With seasonal and continuing best wishes,
LDMF.
Dr. Linda D. Misek-Falkoff
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From: Edoardo Bellando <bellando@...>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: UN advisory: United Nations renames International Day
To:
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From: Edoardo Bellando <bellando@...>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: UN advisory: United Nations renames International Day
To:
United Nations
MEDIA ADVISORY
UNITED NATIONS RENAMES INTERNATIONAL DAY
UNITED NATIONS, 19 DECEMBER -- Yesterday afternoon the United Nations General Assembly renamed the International Day of Disabled Persons, observed every year on 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The 192 Member States of the General Assembly took that decision unanimously when adopting a resolution on "Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities". The Assembly also called on United Nations agencies and bodies engaged in development, humanitarian assistance and protection of the environment to ensure that the disability perspective is incorporated in their work.
In a related development, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is now six ratifications away from coming into force. It was ratified by Mexico on 17 December, by El Salvador on 14 December and by Nicaragua on 7 December. Twenty ratifications are needed to bring the treaty into force. For information, see http://www.un.org/disabilities/
Also, the "Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" is available on-line at http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=212.
Contact: Edoardo Bellando, bellando@...; Daniel Shepard, shepard@...; United Nations Development Section, mediainfo@....
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