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Summary of the World Report on Disability Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: World Health Organization (WHO) | World Bank The World Health Organization and the World Bank jointly produced this global report on disability, in order to present the evidence needed to develop innovative policies and programs capable of improving the lives of people with disabilities, and to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that was activated in May of 2008. The World Report provides a definition of disability as an umbrella term that includes under its umbrella various forms of organ impairment/dysfunction, limited activity, and participation limitations. The term disability also refers to the negative features of the interaction between individuals with a health condition (such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or depression), and between personal and environmental factors (such as negative attitudes, lack of access to transportation and public buildings, and limited social support).It then presents suggestions for steps that can be taken by all concerned parties - including governments, civil society organizations, and organizations of persons with disabilities - in order to create enabling environments, develop rehabilitation and support services, ensure adequate social protection, launch comprehensive policies and programs, and activate new standards and legislation List, for the benefit of people with disabilities and society at large. People with disabilities should be the centerpiece of these endeavours. It also sheds light on the various obstacles and barriers faced by persons with disabilities - obstacles related to the attitudes and trends they encounter, and physical and financial obstacles - all of which are easy to deal with and address. It provides recommendations for action at the local, national and international levels, and is thus an invaluable tool. 
Combating Violence Against Women in Central Asia: New Laws, Old Practices Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Paperlab Research Center (Kazakhstan) The problem of violence against women is still acute in Central Asian countries. According to the UN, 18% of women from the countries of this region reported that they had personally experienced domestic violence and discrimination. At the PaperLab online discussion platform, experts and researchers, together with representatives of civil society and government agencies, discussed the topic of combating gender-based violence in the context of legislative and programmatic measures that are being implemented in Central Asian countries. 
International Scientific and Practical Conference "Water for Sustainable Development of Central Asia". Conference proceedings Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan This collection includes materials from the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Water for the Sustainable Development of Central Asia".The collection reflects the current state of water resources of Central Asia and the prospects for sustainable development. 
Youth Engagement to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: Report on Findings and Recommendations from an OSCE Secretariat - OSCE ODIHR Expert Roundtable Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) This report is based on the results of a joint meeting of experts in a round-table format of the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on October 23-24, 2012 in Vienna, Austria.This report should not be considered official OSCE recommendations on the basis of an agreed decision or the official position of the OSCE Secretariat, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or any OSCE participating State. It presents opinions individually expressed by the participants in the expert meeting in a round-table format. 
Profile booklet: key partners of the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development (April 2018) Year of publication: 2018 UNESCO’s Global Action Programme (GAP) was launched at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in November 2014 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan as a follow-up programme to the Decade of ESD (2005-2014). This booklet contains profiles of the current 96 members (also called Key Partners) of the GAP Partner Networks. Each Key Partner is listed in alphabetical order within one of the five Partner Networks. Each profile presents the main objective of their work, their GAP launch commitment and specific activities that contribute to the GAP, as well as related website links and contact information for the organization’s focal point. 
Concept note for the 2020 Global education monitoring report on inclusion Year of publication: 2018 In line with its mandate, the 2020 GEM Report will assess progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda.Echoing the overall orientation in the SDGs to “leave no one behind”, this year's Report will also take an in-depth look at inclusion and education. Inclusion is central in the formulation of SDG 4 but is also taken up in other targets in the goal, notably targets 4.5 on gender equality and 4.a on learning environments. Responding to this emphasis, the 2020 GEM Report will analyse policies the world over and present evidence on the different elements of education systems that can support inclusion, such as laws and policies, governance and finance, curricular and learning materials, teachers, school infrastructure, school selection and parental and community views.The Report will focus on the barriers faced by all learners, especially those with overlapping characteristics that make them particularly vulnerable to exclusion. It will also take an in-depth look at people with disabilities, a group whose particular challenges gave rise to the inclusion debate. The Report will look at a range of indicators measuring inclusion in education using both quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis will be based on geographically balanced evidence, and will pay special attention to contexts where disadvantaged children might be particularly at risk of exclusion from education, such as in situations of conflict.