World Report on Disability
This first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank and launched in New York in June 2011, says that one billion people experience disability worldwide.
This resource will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and is a 'must have' resource for policy-makers, service providers, professionals, and advocates for people with disabilities and their families.
The World Report on Disability and WHO CBR guidelines are now available in Chinese - December 2011
In December 2011 the World Report on Disability was presented and discussed at a launch event in the European Parliament
In November 2011 (to coincide with World Disability Day) CBM and local partners launched the World Report on Disability in Lomé, Togo
On June 9th, the World Health Organisation and the World Bank jointly launched the first ever World Report on Disability
CBM looks forward to the World Report on Disability, which will be launched at the United Nations in New York on 9 June 2011
