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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Draft Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -(Advance Unedited Version) -
The draft convention seems to be online now. Have a look at give your comments.
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Atlas of Poverty
Where the Poor Are: An Atlas of Poverty brings together a diverse collection of maps from different continents and countries, depicting small area estimates of vital development indicators at unprecedented levels of spatial detail.
The atlas is a product of the CIESIN Global Poverty Mapping Project, begun in 2004, which was made possible by support from the Japan Policy and Human Resource Development Fund, in collaboration with The World Bank. The atlas of 21 full-page poverty maps reveals possible causal patterns and provides practical examples of how the data and tools have been used, and may be used, in applied decisions and poverty interventions.
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The atlas is a product of the CIESIN Global Poverty Mapping Project, begun in 2004, which was made possible by support from the Japan Policy and Human Resource Development Fund, in collaboration with The World Bank. The atlas of 21 full-page poverty maps reveals possible causal patterns and provides practical examples of how the data and tools have been used, and may be used, in applied decisions and poverty interventions.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Nanowater
Hi everybody,
my next column is available. It includes the issue of disabled people and water and sanitation
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for history and future columns see
http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/column.html
Any comments welcome
Cheers
Gregor
my next column is available. It includes the issue of disabled people and water and sanitation
Click here
for history and future columns see
http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/column.html
Any comments welcome
Cheers
Gregor
'Stop neglecting us in public transport plans, please'
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight organisations representing the disabled want their needs to be prioritised when the government builds new monorail systems in Penang, Johor and Putrajaya.
Reiterating their earlier disappointment over the disabled-unfriendly KL Monorail, Anthony Thanasayan of Access and Inclusion for the Disabled said they wanted the disabled to be included in committees that are responsible for the development of the new monorail or light rail transit projects.
He said such a move will benefit some 170,000 registered disabled persons in Malaysia.
"We want the government to give disabled persons access to the country through means of public transport and buildings. Without this, getting a job or going to school is out of the question," he said.
He was speaking in a press conference today (Aug 29, 2006) to highlight the fact that the disabled, until today, still lag far behind non-disabled persons, even though the country is celebrating 49 years of independence.
Representatives from seven other organisations were also present. They related personal accounts of how unfriendly public places are to them.
Thanasayan said the lack of suitable public transportation for disabled citizens remains one of the most neglected issues.
He insisted the disabled be considered in the upcoming budget.
"Last year's budget included as many as 200 new buses for the general public. As equal citizens of the country, we ask that the government ensure that the new buses are wheelchair accessible.
"These are normal buses that are used by able-bodied persons. All we ask is that two seats are secured for the disabled and that some include lifts for those on wheelchairs," he said, adding that such disabled-friendly buses have been in use in Vietnam, Thailand, China and India for many decades.
"It is a crying shame that after half a century of independence, Malaysians with disabilities still don't have the freedom to travel around independently and have to remain stuck at home, forced to be a burden to society."
Some disabled needs:
> Traffic lights with bleepers on all roads;
> Even pavements without obstructions (e.g. trees, uncovered manholes, stalls);
> Consistent ramps and rails in buildings;
> Voice announcements and braille buttons and tickets in lifts and ticketing machines
> Monthly allowance to help meet basic living expenses;
> Car park lots located near to entrances of shops, malls and other places that are properly covered; and
> Trained personnel who know how to assist a disabled person.
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> Even pavements without obstructions (e.g. trees, uncovered manholes, stalls);
> Consistent ramps and rails in buildings;
> Voice announcements and braille buttons and tickets in lifts and ticketing machines
> Monthly allowance to help meet basic living expenses;
> Car park lots located near to entrances of shops, malls and other places that are properly covered; and
> Trained personnel who know how to assist a disabled person.
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Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
AT UN, DELEGATES FINALIZE NEW TREATY PROTECTING RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AT UN, DELEGATES FINALIZE NEW TREATY PROTECTING RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
New York, Aug 27 2006 10:00PM
After five years of negotiations, countries meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York have agreed on a new treaty to protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
"This is the first convention of this magnitude for this century," UN General Assembly President Jan Eliasson said after the agreement was reached late Friday. He told the negotiators that they were conveying to the world "the message that we want to have a life with dignity for all and that all human beings are all equal."
"This marks a great day for the UN and for persons with disabilities," said New Zealand's Ambassador Don MacKay, who chaired the talks through its final sessions. "It's a good convention and it will make a difference for millions of people."
The successful completion of the treaty, after a day of intense negotiations and compromises that capped years of effort, was met with applause by well over a hundred government delegations and hundreds of representatives of disability organizations who participated in the process of crafting the 40-article pact.
Proponents of the convention maintained that the treaty was necessary because persons with disabilities represented one of the most marginalized groups and that their rights had been routinely ignored or denied throughout much of the world.
While the convention does not create new rights, it specifically prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in all areas of life, including civil rights, access to justice and the right to education, health services and access to transportation.
The convention was largely approved by consensus, although there was a vote on a provision concerning "foreign occupation" that was included in the preamble. With five countries voting against, the provision was adopted.
The convention will be formally sent to the General Assembly for adoption at its next session, which begins in September. It will then be open for signing and ratification by all countries.
It is estimated that 10 per cent of the world's population, or about 650 million people, suffer from disabilities.
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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 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 ...
The below are results from a Google News search
UN panel okays treaty on rights of disabled
Times of India, India -
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - (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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - An international treaty that will give greater rights and freedoms to disabled people around the world has been agreed at the UN. ... |
Haber Sağlık, Turkey -
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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