Sunday, August 27, 2006

Links to stories covering the UN Convention as of yet

It is interesting who covered it as of yet and who didn't.
The below are results from a Google News search
UN panel okays treaty on rights of disabled
Times of India, India - 1 hour ago
UNITED NATIONS: A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key hurdle on Friday as a UN general assembly panel ...
UN agrees on rights for disabled
RTE.ie, Ireland - 26 Aug 2006
An international treaty to improve the rights and freedoms of disabled people has been agreed at the UN. The UN Convention on the ...
UN agrees landmark draft to protect disabled
Irish Examiner, Ireland - 26 Aug 2006
Racing against a deadline, negotiators completed the draft of the first United Nations convention to protect the rights of the world’s disabled people early ...
UN nears deal on measure protecting disabled
Newsweek - 26 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS - Racing against a Friday deadline, negotiators completed the draft of the first-ever UN convention to protect the rights of the world’s ...
UN agrees on rights for disabled
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 25 Aug 2006
After five years, negotiators have completed the draft of the first ever UN convention to protect the rights of the world's disabled people. ...
Treaty on rights of disabled approved
Reuters.uk, UK - 25 Aug 2006
By Irwin Arieff. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key ...
Countries race to finish UN disabled rights treaty
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 25 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Countries raced against the clock on Friday to finish drafting a United Nations treaty to protect the rights of the world's ...
UN to finalise disability treaty
BBC News, UK - 24 Aug 2006
By Geoff Adams-Spink. An international treaty that aims to give greater rights and freedoms to disabled people around the world is ...
Another United Nations Power Grab
The Conservative Voice, NC - 19 hours ago
The United Nations is expected to pass an international treaty that will give disabled people more rights. The idea is to replace ...
Treaty to protect disabled rights passes first hurdle
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - 19 hours ago
A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key hurdle on Saturday when a United Nations General Assembly panel ...
Equal rights for the disabled
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 20 hours ago
A special committee at the UN has agreed upon a treaty to protect the rights of disabled people around the world. Called the UN ...
UN Passes More Disabled Rights
All Headline News - 26 Aug 2006
(AHN) - The United Nations agreed on an international treaty that will hand people with disabilities more rights. The idea, essentially ...
UN disability treaty approved
InTheNews.co.uk, UK - 26 Aug 2006
The draft text of a convention protecting the world's 650 million disabled people from discrimination was approved by a UN General Assembly panel yesterday and ...
UN agrees on rights of disabled
DailyIndia.com, NY - 26 Aug 2006
By Xinhua. United Nations, Aug 26 (Xinhua) A UN General Assembly committee agreed on the draft text of a treaty to protect the rights ...
Cautious optimism as talks on UN disability treaty near end
UN News Centre - 25 Aug 2006
25 August 2006 – The chair of the negotiations on a new United Nations convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities said he was confident ...
UN Negotiators Hold Marathon Talks On Rights Of Disabled
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse), France - 24 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--In marathon negotiations ahead of a Friday deadline, negotiators drafting the first UN convention to protect the rights of the world's ...
Disability pact passes UN panel
CNN - 26 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key hurdle as a UN General Assembly panel ...
UN panel approves disabled rights treaty
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 25 Aug 2006
A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key hurdle as a UN General Assembly panel approved a draft text of the ...
UN approves disabled treaty draft
TVNZ, New Zealand - 25 Aug 2006
A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared a key hurdle on Friday as a UN General Assembly panel approved a draft text ...
UN panel approves treaty on rights of disabled
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 25 Aug 2006
By Irwin Arieff. UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A treaty to protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people cleared ...
Another UN Power Grab
Men's News Daily, CA - 23 minutes ago
by Jim Kouri, CPP. The United Nations is expected to pass an international treaty that will give disabled people more rights. The ...
Another United Nations Power Grab Expected
American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago
Jim Kouri, CPP is fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and served in law enforcement for over 25 years. ...
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS TALKS ON UN DISABILITY TREATY NEAR END
Harold Doan and Associates (press release), CA - 4 hours ago
The chair of the negotiations on a new United Nations convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities said he was confident that a deal could be ...
Another United Nations Power Grab
NewsByUs, ID - 6 hours ago
By Jim Kouri, CPP on Aug 27, 2006. The United Nations is expected to pass an international treaty that will give disabled people more rights. ...
Op-Ed: Another United Nations Power Grab Expected
AXcess News, NV - 17 hours ago
By Jim Kouri. (AXcess News) New York - The United Nations is expected to pass an international treaty that will give disabled people more rights. ...
UN agrees on rights of disabled
India eNews.com, India - 26 Aug 2006
United Nations, Aug 26 (Xinhua) A UN General Assembly committee agreed on the draft text of a treaty to protect the rights of the world’s 650 million ...
Disability treaty passed by UN
InTheNews.co.uk, UK - 26 Aug 2006
A new landmark UN treaty protecting the rights of disabled people worldwide has been agreed upon in New York. The draft text of ...
UN agrees diasbility treaty text
Trade Arabia, Bahrain - 26 Aug 2006
An international treaty that will give greater rights and freedoms to disabled people around the world has been agreed at the UN. ...
UN agrees disability treaty text
Haber Sağlık, Turkey - 25 Aug 2006
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted in New York. This is the first human rights treaty of the ...

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