| Empowering people with disabilities vital for achieving development targets Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST | United Nations, New York, 3 December 2009 - Press Conference by the Secretary-General on the designation of Stevie Wonder as United Nations Messenger of Peace. Stevie Wonder, Ambassador Susan Rice (Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations) will also participate in the press conference. Press conference will be moderated by Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Public Information. News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33133&Cr=disab&Cr1= View the entire press conference (Real media, 30 minutes) http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc091203am2.rm | Views: 36187 161 ratings | | Time: 06:33 | More in News & Politics |
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| Oscar Pistorius Interview Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:58 AM PST | Interview with South Africa's Oscar Pistorius about his ambitions for London 2012. | Views: 14804 37 ratings | | Time: 01:54 | More in Sports |
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| Hero gives mobility, hope to disabled Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST | Kristin Chenoweth introduces top 10 CNN Hero Richard St. Denis, who provides free wheelchairs for people in rural Mexico. | Views: 340 24 ratings | | Time: 01:41 | More in News & Politics |
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| Over a billion people with disabilities face huge barriers in daily life -- UN report Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST | United Nations, New York, 9 June 2011 - More than one billion people worldwide experience some form of disability, the United Nations and the World Bank said today in a report that calls for the elimination of barriers that often force the people with disabilities to "the margins of society." The World Report on Disability, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, with contributions from over 380 experts, urges governments to "to step up efforts to enable access to mainstream services and to invest in specialized programmes to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities." Full Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38666&Cr=disability&Cr1= | Views: 6185 46 ratings | | Time: 01:08 | More in News & Politics |
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