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The Challenged Athletes Foundation distributed seven grants to local athletes, among $6.2 million issued to help athletes in 83 different sports.

Melina Spanoudi speaks to Sumaira Latif about her career as Accessibility Leader at Procter & Gamble.

Lex Gillette lost his eyesight when he was 8 years old but never gave up on his dream

Liberian Disabled People’s “Work Issues” Rekindled on Swedish-Italian Partnership Liberian Disabled People’s “Work Issues” Rekindled on Swedish-Italian Partnership Share Discussions at the Workshop; two of the disabled participants: Rose Dargbe (NCD) & Austin Baryo—First-Honor graduate from Cuttington University College MONROVIA – The work-related lamentations from members of Liberia’s disability community have been amplified, again, to attract attention of Liberian Government, the private employment sector, and entire Global Community. This has been going on over decades, e...

Women still suffering in war zones, Special Representative tells Security Council, highlighting unmet global commitments to victims of sexual violence Format SC/14493 Facing pandemic lockdowns, spiking violence and eroded access to services and legal protections, women in war zones continue to suffer and global commitments remain largely unmet, the United Nations senior official on sexual violence in conflict told the Security Council today, calling for a “paradigm shift” in how resources are allocated in the post-COVID-19 world. Pramila Patten, who is the Secretary-General’s Special Re...