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CBM EU Liaison Office hosts Thai delegation

A delegation from Thailand met with members of the International Disability and Development Consortium at the offices of CBMs EU Liaison Office in Brussels to discuss disability and development in a cross-border context. Photo: CBM

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Commitments from MEPs on the rights of persons with disabilities

Representatives from CBM's EU Liaison office attended a joint briefing in the European Parliament (EP) to reinforce the efforts of the EP to improve the situation of persons with disabilities in developing countries. Photo:

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Petition on UNCRPD handed to European Parliament representative

CBM joined forces with the ‘Karl Kuebel Stiftung’ development cooperation organisation in Bensheim and a local Grammar School to hand over signatures collected in support of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to EP Member Michael Gahler Photo: CBM

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CBM Policy officer addresses European Parliament on UNCRPD

CBM's Lars Bosselmann addressed the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the European Parliament,on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) as part of a presentation made by the Human Rights and Democracy Network of which CBM is a member.

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CBM at the European Development Days

The European Development Days brings together a wide range of governmental and non-governmental development actors. This year's event took place in Stockholm from 22 to 24 of October, with the participation of more than 5000 visitors. The theme was “Citizenship and Development”.

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CBM active in post-emergency phase on the ground in Haiti

Washline had a femur fracture treated with an internal fixator and still needs crutches to walk. Port-au-Prince after the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

CBM has raised more than two million EUR for Haiti's Emergency response and reconstruction programmes. The situation in the Haitian capital remains tough for persons with disabilities. Photo: CBM

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CBM supports Partner in Concepción, Chile

A collapsed building in Talca, approximately 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago, Chile. A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Latin American country in the early hours of February 27, 2010. Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake with epicentre close to the Chilean city of Concepción and aftershocks, CBM will support its Partner in the region. CBM has one Partner Project in need of reconstruction, located in Concepción, the country's second largest city.

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide