UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (APP): Hailing the global community’s achievements at the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for commitments made to be taken forward for transformative change from the top down and from the ground up. “The World Humanitarian Summit has been a unique event, in form as well… Continue reading World Humanitarian summit has ‘set new course’ for better world: UN chief
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New charter for persons with disabilities endorsed at UN humanitarian summit
UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (APP): A new charter to significantly improve living conditions of persons with disabilities during emergencies has been endorsed at the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. “The intersection between humanitarian crises and persons with disabilities is very strong,” Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, said on the margins of… Continue reading New charter for persons with disabilities endorsed at UN humanitarian summit
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