Category: International Commitments
International Treatises, Conventions and Commitments
Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention,
a. Recalling the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations which recognize the inherent dignity and worth and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, [...]
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MALACAÑANG
MANILA
INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION
TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETINGS:
KNOW YE, that whereas, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (hereinafter called “Marrakesh Treaty”), was adopted on 27 June 2013 at the Diplomatic Conference held in Marrakesh, Morocco; [...]
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Conclude the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002
25-28 October 2002
Otsu City, Shiga, Japan [...]
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UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL GENERAL
E/ESCAP/APDDP(2)/2* 13 November 2007
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012 [...]
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What are the Millennium Development Goals?
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest. [...]
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Interregional Seminar and Regional Demonstration Workshop on Accessible ICT and Persons with Disabilities, Manila, Philippines, March 3-7, 2003 [...]
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Manila ICT Design Recommendations
Interregional Seminar and Regional Demonstration Workshop on Accessible ICT and Persons with Disabilities, Manila, Philippines, March 3-7, 2003 [...]
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