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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> disabilities@cc.preventionweb.net [mailto:disabilities@cc.preventionweb.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 December 2019 12:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction <disabilities@cc.preventionweb.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [didrr] FYI: Disability Acts/Laws by Country/Area - UN Enable new webpage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear all,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am happy to share with you the announcement of the new
<a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities">UN Enable webpage</a> on
<a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/disability-laws-and-acts-by-country-area.html">
<b>Disability Laws and Acts by Country/Area</b></a><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">which includes laws and acts for more than 100 countries/areas and aims at facilitating knowledge sharing and identification of good practices in legislation for disability-inclusive
development and the promotion of the rights for persons with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The page is available at:
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/disability-laws-and-acts-by-country-area.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/disability-laws-and-acts-by-country-area.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This complements the webpage UNDESA released last October on
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/strategies.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">national disabilities plans/strategies by country</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you know of any national disability act/law not yet reflected in this webpage, please notify
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maria De Freitas Martinho <<a href="mailto:martinho@un.org">martinho@un.org</a>></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please disseminate this webpage among your networks and social media, and to any others who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">P</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">lease also follow
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/UN_Enable/status/1201904348613222407/photo/1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this link</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to retweet UNDESA announcement on twitter.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stefanie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Stefanie Dannenmann-Di Palma [Ms/PhD]</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
External Relations Officer<br>
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)<br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Boulevard du Régent 37-40</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">, 1000 Brussels, Belgium<br>
T: +32 (0)2 290 2589 │Skype: <a href="mailto:dannenmann@un.org">dannenmann@un.org</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:dannenmann@un.org">dannenmann@un.org</a> │www.undrr.org │www.preventionweb.net</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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